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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-02753

Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Amy J. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and President
Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust
702 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 200
Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 301-296-5100

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2017

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 
Attached hereto.
  
Series A (StylePlus—Large Core Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 19.0%
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 6.0%
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
24,002
   
$
856,872
 
Abbott Laboratories
   
13,052
     
696,455
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
9,581
     
613,472
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
3,088
     
575,757
 
Sysco Corp.
   
9,986
     
538,745
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
12,381
     
526,316
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
2,621
     
513,324
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
7,537
     
504,376
 
JM Smucker Co.
   
4,580
     
480,579
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
   
6,350
     
447,358
 
Cigna Corp.
   
2,352
     
439,683
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
2,250
     
427,230
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
5,186
     
420,170
 
Kroger Co.
   
20,928
     
419,816
 
McKesson Corp.
   
2,648
     
406,759
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
7,837
     
405,643
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
2,812
     
390,137
 
Humana, Inc.
   
1,588
     
386,884
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
2,408
     
382,896
 
Nielsen Holdings plc
   
8,906
     
369,154
 
Mylan N.V.*
   
11,499
     
360,724
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*
   
4,473
     
356,006
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
2,509
     
326,195
 
Altria Group, Inc.
   
4,735
     
300,294
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
3,070
     
279,308
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
3,997
     
253,090
 
Mondelez International, Inc. Class A
   
6,149
     
250,018
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
2,559
     
227,393
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
1,921
     
226,063
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
1,912
     
223,876
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
2,608
     
223,088
 
Western Union Co.
   
11,001
     
211,219
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A
   
2,501
     
206,958
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.
   
5,711
     
192,689
 
Centene Corp.*
   
1,974
     
191,024
 
DaVita, Inc.*
   
2,955
     
175,497
 
Kraft Heinz Co.
   
2,062
     
159,908
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
1,408
     
156,894
 
Medtronic plc
   
1,883
     
146,441
 
Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B
   
1,749
     
142,788
 
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
   
1,955
     
142,422
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
14,553,521
 
Technology - 2.7%
 
Apple, Inc.
   
9,835
     
1,515,769
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
11,683
     
870,267
 
Intel Corp.
   
17,239
     
656,462
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
4,157
     
603,098
 
HP, Inc.
   
26,885
     
536,625
 
Oracle Corp.
   
9,631
     
465,659
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
10,053
     
439,919
 
Western Digital Corp.
   
4,706
     
406,598
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
5,771
     
300,611
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
3,611
     
187,194
 
Seagate Technology plc
   
4,434
     
147,076
 
CA, Inc.
   
4,246
     
141,731
 
Broadcom Ltd.
   
548
     
132,912
 
Total Technology
           
6,403,921
 
Industrial - 2.6%
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
5,615
     
651,789
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
4,703
     
586,511
 
Johnson Controls International plc
   
13,029
     
524,938
 
Republic Services, Inc. Class A
   
7,626
     
503,774
 
FedEx Corp.
   
2,011
     
453,642
 
Norfolk Southern Corp.
   
3,213
     
424,887
 
Stericycle, Inc.*
   
5,639
     
403,865
 
Fluor Corp.
   
9,454
     
398,014
 
Ingersoll-Rand plc
   
3,752
     
334,566
 
Textron, Inc.
   
6,178
     
332,871
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
   
5,605
     
326,603
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
4,124
     
322,785
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
1,677
     
281,786
 
Corning, Inc.
   
7,682
     
229,845
 
Eaton Corporation plc
   
2,032
     
156,037
 
Deere & Co.
   
1,193
     
149,829
 
General Electric Co.
   
5,593
     
135,239
 
Total Industrial
           
6,216,981
 
Communications - 2.3%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
25,892
     
870,748
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C*
   
869
     
833,466
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
16,493
     
816,239
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
693
     
666,215
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
14,054
     
550,495
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
6,841
     
506,713
 
Facebook, Inc. Class A*
   
2,488
     
425,125
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.
   
8,242
     
229,375
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
   
5,549
     
213,525
 
Netflix, Inc.*
   
1,165
     
211,273
 
Expedia, Inc.
   
1,133
     
163,084
 
Viacom, Inc. Class B
   
5,340
     
148,666
 
Total Communications
           
5,634,924
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.0%
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
9,606
     
781,160
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
7,633
     
596,443
 
Ford Motor Co.
   
45,583
     
545,628
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
   
6,492
     
501,312
 
General Motors Co.
   
11,168
     
450,964
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
   
6,009
     
285,368
 
Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A
   
3,187
     
281,380
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
4,997
     
279,732
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
   
4,360
     
265,437
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
5,452
     
262,895
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
2,768
     
211,115
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
1,734
     
138,616
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
800
     
130,848
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
4,730,898
 
Financial - 1.9%
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
6,957
     
664,463
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
5,427
     
576,999
 
Aflac, Inc.
   
6,644
     
540,755
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
8,003
     
514,913
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
   
4,564
     
386,388
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
1,554
     
344,289
 


Series A (StylePlus—Large Core Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 19.0% (continued)
 
Financial - 1.9% (continued)
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*
   
1,625
   
$
297,895
 
Lincoln National Corp.
   
3,356
     
246,599
 
Northern Trust Corp.
   
2,051
     
188,548
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
3,466
     
151,603
 
Discover Financial Services
   
2,303
     
148,497
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
2,028
     
147,517
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
2,628
     
144,934
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
5,487
     
139,041
 
Total Financial
           
4,492,441
 
Energy - 1.0%
 
ConocoPhillips
   
13,221
     
661,710
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
   
11,914
     
581,999
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
5,322
     
436,298
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
27,016
     
366,337
 
Noble Energy, Inc.
   
5,816
     
164,942
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
2,032
     
156,322
 
Total Energy
           
2,367,608
 
Utilities - 0.4%
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
   
14,998
     
462,388
 
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
   
4,113
     
288,897
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
4,968
     
229,770
 
Total Utilities
           
981,055
 
Basic Materials - 0.1%
 
DowDuPont, Inc.
   
4,145
     
286,958
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $42,900,790)
           
45,668,307
 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 76.0%
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1
   
2,395,432
     
59,981,630
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III1
   
2,389,569
     
59,978,188
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1
   
1,451,846
     
36,383,265
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I1
   
1,043,803
     
26,209,892
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $181,474,595)
           
182,552,975
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 4.4%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%2
   
10,596,306
     
10,596,306
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $10,596,306)
           
10,596,306
 
Total Investments - 99.4%
         
(Cost $234,971,691)
   
$
238,817,588
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.6%
     
1,446,867
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
240,264,455
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
             
Description
 
Contracts
 
   Expiration date
 
Notional Amount
 
Unrealized
Gain
 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased
     
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
38
 
Dec 2017
 
$
4,779,450
   
$
19,843
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
 
                   
Counterparty
Index
 
Financing
Rate Pay
(Receive)
 
Payment
Frequency
Maturity Date
 
Units
   
Notional Value
   
Unrealized Gain
 
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreements††
                   
UBS
S&P 500 Index
   
156.92
%
At Maturity
10/5/17
   
75,242
   
$
189,561,685
   
$
11,884,707
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Affiliated issuer.
2
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 

Series A (StylePlus—Large Core Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
45,668,307
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
45,668,307
 
Equity Futures Contracts
   
     
19,843
     
     
     
     
19,843
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
   
     
     
     
11,884,707
     
     
11,884,707
 
Money Market Fund
   
10,596,306
     
     
     
     
     
10,596,306
 
Mutual Funds
   
182,552,975
     
     
     
     
     
182,552,975
 
Total Assets
 
$
238,817,588
   
$
19,843
   
$
   
$
11,884,707
   
$
   
$
250,722,138
 
 
*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
Affiliated Transactions
 
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.
 
The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.
 
 
Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
 
Security Name
 
Value 12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized Gain)
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value 9/30/17
   
Shares 9/30/17
   
Investment Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
$
21,897,209
   
$
5,204,878
   
$
(999,990
)
 
$
8,768
   
$
99,027
   
$
26,209,892
     
1,043,803
   
$
346,303
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
   
57,260,566
     
894,787
     
(21,999,993
)
   
119,825
     
108,080
     
36,383,265
     
1,451,846
     
898,914
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
   
36,004,831
     
23,856,635
     
     
     
120,164
     
59,981,630
     
2,395,432
     
857,852
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
   
58,544,462
     
1,268,329
     
     
     
165,397
     
59,978,188
     
2,389,569
     
1,272,485
 
   
$
173,707,068
   
$
31,224,629
   
$
(22,999,983
)
 
$
128,593
   
$
492,668
   
$
182,552,975
     
   
$
3,375,554
 


Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.7%
 
Financial - 29.0%
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
96,900
   
$
9,254,919
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*
   
43,881
     
8,044,265
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
260,201
     
6,593,493
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
87,506
     
6,365,186
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
91,802
     
5,062,880
 
BB&T Corp.
   
66,310
     
3,112,591
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
61,010
     
2,878,452
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
   
47,058
     
2,812,657
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
30,433
     
2,758,752
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
62,301
     
2,725,046
 
Welltower, Inc. REIT
   
33,719
     
2,369,772
 
Allstate Corp.
   
24,086
     
2,213,744
 
Unum Group
   
42,142
     
2,154,720
 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A REIT
   
105,881
     
2,134,561
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.*
   
48,400
     
2,110,724
 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT
   
59,084
     
1,885,370
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
   
45,969
     
1,735,330
 
Morgan Stanley
   
35,168
     
1,694,043
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT
   
80,059
     
1,480,291
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
21,007
     
1,289,620
 
KeyCorp
   
65,606
     
1,234,705
 
Regions Financial Corp.
   
77,187
     
1,175,558
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
10,662
     
1,133,584
 
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B
   
29,732
     
883,040
 
Equity Commonwealth REIT*
   
24,046
     
730,998
 
Rayonier, Inc. REIT
   
22,373
     
646,356
 
Liberty Property Trust REIT
   
15,002
     
615,982
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
8,000
     
443,440
 
Total Financial
           
75,540,079
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 18.3%
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
54,930
     
7,141,448
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
129,305
     
4,616,189
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
63,152
     
4,043,623
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
39,813
     
3,622,187
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*
   
41,234
     
3,281,814
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
72,329
     
2,324,654
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
33,095
     
2,298,778
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
   
30,664
     
2,160,279
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
31,634
     
2,003,065
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
14,894
     
1,743,938
 
United Therapeutics Corp.*
   
14,510
     
1,700,427
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
17,766
     
1,663,608
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
8,407
     
1,646,511
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
29,749
     
1,264,630
 
DaVita, Inc.*
   
20,476
     
1,216,070
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A
   
14,674
     
1,214,274
 
Post Holdings, Inc.*
   
13,632
     
1,203,297
 
Medtronic plc
   
13,805
     
1,073,615
 
Akorn, Inc.*
   
28,319
     
939,908
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
6,476
     
718,901
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
5,513
     
665,088
 
JM Smucker Co.
   
6,166
     
646,998
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
5,528
   
 
489,062
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
47,678,364
 
Industrial - 10.8%
 
WestRock Co.
   
50,722
     
2,877,459
 
Corning, Inc.
   
83,608
     
2,501,551
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
   
18,761
     
2,498,214
 
General Electric Co.
   
99,292
     
2,400,880
 
Republic Services, Inc. Class A
   
34,617
     
2,286,799
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
   
35,204
     
2,102,383
 
Owens Corning
   
26,813
     
2,073,986
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
17,470
     
2,027,918
 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
16,492
     
1,653,983
 
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
14,243
     
1,519,728
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
   
10,534
     
1,493,089
 
Eaton Corporation plc
   
19,215
     
1,475,520
 
Jabil, Inc.
   
44,250
     
1,263,338
 
Snap-on, Inc.
   
7,495
     
1,116,830
 
Timken Co.
   
20,143
     
977,943
 
Total Industrial
           
28,269,621
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 10.0%
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
53,182
     
4,155,642
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
47,872
     
2,679,874
 
Lear Corp.
   
14,116
     
2,443,197
 
DR Horton, Inc.
   
56,704
     
2,264,191
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
27,334
     
2,222,801
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
65,368
     
2,173,486
 
Target Corp.
   
31,509
     
1,859,346
 
PVH Corp.
   
13,030
     
1,642,562
 
Carnival Corp.
   
23,493
     
1,516,943
 
PACCAR, Inc.
   
20,547
     
1,486,370
 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*
   
78,603
     
1,456,514
 
MGM Resorts International
   
43,478
     
1,416,948
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
8,212
     
656,467
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
25,974,341
 
Energy - 9.9%
 
Chevron Corp.
   
58,240
     
6,843,201
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
74,505
     
6,107,920
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
134,804
     
2,585,541
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
160,387
     
2,174,848
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
25,827
     
1,986,871
 
Hess Corp.
   
41,670
     
1,953,906
 
Concho Resources, Inc.*
   
10,527
     
1,386,616
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.*
   
13,314
     
1,304,239
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
   
158,014
     
862,756
 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*
   
44,160
     
570,989
 
Total Energy
           
25,776,887
 
Utilities - 6.8%
 
Exelon Corp.
   
73,492
     
2,768,443
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
   
86,284
     
2,660,136
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
57,292
     
2,649,755
 
Ameren Corp.
   
41,879
     
2,422,281
 
Edison International
   
28,058
     
2,165,236
 
OGE Energy Corp.
   
58,959
     
2,124,293
 
UGI Corp.
   
45,281
     
2,121,868
 
Duke Energy Corp.
   
8,550
     
717,516
 
Total Utilities
           
17,629,528
 
Technology - 6.2%
 
Intel Corp.
   
116,620
     
4,440,890
 
 

Series B (Large Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 98.7% (continued)
 
Technology - 6.2% (continued)
 
Xerox Corp.
   
73,067
   
$
2,432,400
 
Apple, Inc.
   
11,326
     
1,745,563
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
32,234
     
1,671,011
 
Oracle Corp.
   
29,154
     
1,409,596
 
VMware, Inc. Class A*
   
11,833
     
1,292,045
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
39,036
     
1,259,692
 
Qorvo, Inc.*
   
17,000
     
1,201,560
 
NCR Corp.*
   
16,583
     
622,194
 
Total Technology
           
16,074,951
 
Basic Materials - 3.8%
 
Nucor Corp.
   
39,318
     
2,203,380
 
DowDuPont, Inc.
   
30,061
     
2,081,123
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
   
25,607
     
1,950,485
 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
   
47,993
     
1,654,319
 
Cabot Corp.
   
21,835
     
1,218,393
 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*
   
54,442
     
764,366
 
Total Basic Materials
           
9,872,066
 
Communications - 3.5%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
120,244
     
4,043,805
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
66,905
   
 
2,620,669
 
Time Warner, Inc.
   
14,005
     
1,434,812
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
21,246
     
1,051,465
 
Total Communications
           
9,150,751
 
Diversified - 0.4%
 
Leucadia National Corp.
   
36,622
     
924,706
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $206,680,753)
           
256,891,294
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.4%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%1
   
3,591,194
     
3,591,194
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $3,591,194)
           
3,591,194
 
Total Investments - 100.1%
         
(Cost $210,271,947)
   
$
260,482,488
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.1)%
     
(149,498
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
260,332,990
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
256,891,294
   
$
   
$
   
$
256,891,294
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,591,194
     
     
     
3,591,194
 
Total Assets
 
$
260,482,488
   
$
   
$
   
$
260,482,488
 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 


Series D (World Equity Income Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6%
 
Financial - 26.3%
 
Visa, Inc. Class A
   
19,000
   
$
1,999,560
 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
   
12,300
     
1,736,760
 
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
   
17,800
     
1,491,817
 
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.
   
165,000
     
1,474,489
 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
20,700
     
1,422,090
 
CME Group, Inc. Class A
   
10,400
     
1,411,072
 
Credit Agricole S.A.
   
77,100
     
1,401,487
 
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
   
18,300
     
1,401,231
 
BNP Paribas S.A.
   
17,100
     
1,379,358
 
ING Groep N.V.
   
74,500
     
1,373,597
 
Chubb Ltd.
   
9,000
     
1,282,950
 
Swiss Re AG
   
13,500
     
1,222,824
 
Annaly Capital Management, Inc. REIT
   
98,100
     
1,195,839
 
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
   
46,000
     
1,121,214
 
AXA S.A.
   
36,500
     
1,103,930
 
Bank of Montreal
   
14,400
     
1,089,690
 
Credit Suisse Group AG*
   
67,900
     
1,075,084
 
Henderson Land Development Company Ltd.
   
161,260
     
1,068,318
 
Westfield Corp. REIT
   
165,900
     
1,020,042
 
Kinnevik AB Class B
   
30,500
     
994,435
 
Everest Re Group Ltd.
   
4,300
     
982,077
 
Welltower, Inc. REIT
   
12,300
     
864,444
 
Bank Hapoalim BM
   
123,500
     
863,903
 
Hysan Development Company Ltd. Class A*
   
179,500
     
844,473
 
First Capital Realty, Inc.
   
52,200
     
823,240
 
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT
   
46,800
     
807,834
 
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT
   
41,600
     
797,750
 
Assurant, Inc.
   
8,100
     
773,712
 
Raiffeisen Bank International AG*
   
19,800
     
663,549
 
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
   
184,900
     
653,848
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
6,800
     
649,468
 
National Australia Bank Ltd. ADR
   
24,800
     
612,658
 
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT
   
309,600
     
607,117
 
Investec plc
   
80,300
     
585,805
 
Smart Real Estate Investment Trust REIT
   
24,000
     
566,213
 
Liberty Property Trust REIT
   
11,700
     
480,402
 
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
   
5,400
     
472,419
 
Toronto-Dominion Bank
   
7,200
     
405,331
 
CI Financial Corp.
   
18,000
     
393,647
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. Class A
   
2,800
     
390,684
 
ASX Ltd.
   
9,500
     
390,624
 
Ageas
   
7,500
     
352,441
 
Equity Residential REIT
   
5,300
     
349,429
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
6,200
     
341,930
 
Prologis, Inc. REIT
   
5,300
     
336,338
 
U.S. Bancorp
   
5,977
     
320,307
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
   
281,700
     
255,628
 
Nasdaq, Inc.
   
3,000
     
232,710
 
Total Financial
           
42,083,768
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 20.3%
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
20,900
     
2,717,209
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
59,300
     
2,117,010
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
10,800
     
2,115,180
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
23,400
     
2,079,324
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
29,300
     
1,876,079
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
22,000
     
1,782,440
 
Roche Holding AG
   
6,900
     
1,761,684
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
17,662
     
1,606,889
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
8,300
     
1,547,535
 
Diageo plc
   
46,700
     
1,534,809
 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
   
12,600
     
1,377,432
 
Wesfarmers Ltd.
   
40,200
     
1,303,009
 
Western Union Co.
   
61,700
     
1,184,640
 
Stryker Corp.
   
6,800
     
965,736
 
Becton Dickinson and Co.
   
4,600
     
901,370
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
13,000
     
869,960
 
Reed Elsevier plc
   
35,700
     
782,513
 
George Weston Ltd.
   
8,300
     
722,668
 
Woolworths Ltd.
   
35,300
     
697,916
 
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.
   
112,400
     
681,399
 
Swedish Match AB
   
18,700
     
655,844
 
Orkla ASA
   
62,200
     
638,095
 
Orion Oyj Class B
   
12,400
     
575,374
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
6,100
     
521,794
 
MEIJI Holdings Company Ltd.
   
6,500
     
515,286
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
5,500
     
350,680
 
British American Tobacco plc
   
5,300
     
331,720
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
2,900
     
271,556
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
32,485,151
 
Technology - 13.2%
 
Apple, Inc.
   
15,800
     
2,435,096
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
22,500
     
1,676,025
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
11,100
     
1,610,388
 
Accenture plc Class A
   
11,400
     
1,539,798
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
16,300
     
1,461,132
 
Paychex, Inc.
   
24,300
     
1,457,028
 
Canon, Inc.
   
41,900
     
1,431,794
 
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B*
   
9,000
     
1,313,675
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
13,900
     
1,298,121
 
Adobe Systems, Inc.*
   
8,600
     
1,282,948
 
CA, Inc.
   
36,700
     
1,225,046
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
5,800
     
1,073,232
 
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
   
12,200
     
986,004
 
Seagate Technology plc
   
26,700
     
885,639
 
Oracle Corporation Japan
   
8,400
     
659,936
 
NTT Data Corp.
   
52,500
     
561,767
 
Electronic Arts, Inc.*
   
2,600
     
306,956
 
Total Technology
           
21,204,585
 
Industrial - 11.4%
 
3M Co.
   
8,400
     
1,763,161
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
   
12,200
     
1,729,228
 
Lockheed Martin Corp.
   
4,928
     
1,529,109
 


Series D (World Equity Income Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.6% (continued)
 
Industrial - 11.4% (continued)
 
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
   
10,900
   
$
1,308,981
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
16,100
     
1,260,147
 
Pentair plc
   
18,200
     
1,236,872
 
FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.
   
31,200
     
1,210,899
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.
   
13,800
     
1,146,228
 
SKF AB Class B
   
50,200
     
1,093,832
 
Skanska AB Class B
   
44,300
     
1,026,182
 
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
   
536,600
     
939,956
 
Deere & Co.
   
5,900
     
740,981
 
Republic Services, Inc. Class A
   
10,300
     
680,418
 
MTR Corporation Ltd.
   
90,400
     
527,712
 
Vinci S.A.
   
5,500
     
522,633
 
Harris Corp.
   
3,600
     
474,048
 
Raytheon Co.
   
2,300
     
429,134
 
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings Ltd.
   
22,300
     
372,592
 
BAE Systems plc
   
33,300
     
281,523
 
Total Industrial
           
18,273,636
 
Communications - 8.9%
 
Facebook, Inc. Class A*
   
11,800
     
2,016,266
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
34,100
     
1,687,610
 
Shaw Communications, Inc. Class B
   
58,800
     
1,353,295
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C*
   
1,200
     
1,150,932
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
27,300
     
1,069,341
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
30,000
     
1,008,900
 
SES S.A.
   
45,100
     
986,646
 
BCE, Inc.
   
20,600
     
965,065
 
Telefonica Deutschland Holding AG
   
162,500
     
911,890
 
TELUS Corp.
   
22,400
     
805,622
 
Elisa Oyj
   
15,400
     
662,886
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
500
     
480,675
 
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
4,600
     
390,402
 
Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B
   
7,400
     
381,543
 
Kakaku.com, Inc.
   
25,300
     
322,433
 
Total Communications
           
14,193,506
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 7.2%
 
McDonald's Corp.
   
9,000
     
1,410,120
 
Commonwealth Bank of Australia ADR*
   
21,600
     
1,274,724
 
Li & Fung Ltd.
   
2,265,700
     
1,136,979
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
6,800
     
1,112,208
 
Berkeley Group Holdings plc
   
21,300
     
1,060,463
 
Sekisui House Ltd.
   
55,200
     
930,384
 
Iida Group Holdings Company Ltd.
   
49,900
     
889,614
 
Ford Motor Co.
   
58,500
     
700,245
 
Crown Resorts Ltd.
   
78,400
     
695,400
 
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.
   
198,500
     
604,015
 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE
   
2,100
     
579,417
 
Compass Group plc
   
26,365
     
559,176
 
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
1,800
     
410,616
 
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.
   
65,600
     
249,416
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
11,612,777
 
Utilities - 7.0%
 
Southern Co.
   
28,700
     
1,410,318
 
Duke Energy Corp.
   
15,000
     
1,258,800
 
CLP Holdings Ltd.
   
118,138
     
1,210,640
 
PPL Corp.
   
31,700
     
1,203,015
 
Dominion Energy, Inc.
   
13,600
     
1,046,248
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   
29,400
     
858,774
 
DTE Energy Co.
   
7,200
     
772,992
 
Emera, Inc.
   
18,900
     
715,791
 
NextEra Energy, Inc.
   
3,500
     
512,925
 
AGL Energy Ltd.
   
25,500
     
467,363
 
Engie S.A.
   
27,300
     
463,658
 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.
   
7,100
     
445,738
 
Entergy Corp.
   
5,300
     
404,708
 
Sempra Energy
   
2,200
     
251,086
 
SCANA Corp.
   
5,100
     
247,299
 
Total Utilities
           
11,269,355
 
Basic Materials - 2.9%
 
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A
   
13,500
     
1,337,175
 
DowDuPont, Inc.
   
17,500
     
1,211,525
 
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
   
121,800
     
1,160,412
 
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.
   
14,400
     
506,790
 
Mondi plc
   
17,900
     
480,848
 
Total Basic Materials
           
4,696,750
 
Energy - 1.8%
 
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
   
51,900
     
1,184,448
 
OMV AG
   
17,800
     
1,036,948
 
Inter Pipeline Ltd.
   
16,200
     
335,588
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
4,000
     
327,920
 
Total Energy
           
2,884,904
 
Diversified - 0.6%
 
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd.
   
14,300
     
906,048
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $142,919,517)
           
159,610,480
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.1%
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund 0.86%1
   
134,399
     
134,399
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $134,399)
           
134,399
 
Total Investments - 99.7%
         
(Cost $143,053,916)
   
$
159,744,879
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.3%
     
548,698
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
160,293,577
 
 

Series D (World Equity Income Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
ADR
American Depositary Receipt
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
159,610,480
   
$
   
$
   
$
159,610,480
 
Money Market Fund
   
134,399
     
     
     
134,399
 
Total Assets
 
$
159,744,879
   
$
   
$
   
$
159,744,879
 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 


Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 0.1%
 
Financial - 0.1%
 
Rescap Liquidating Trust*
   
9,655
   
$
71,930
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $487,486)
           
71,930
 

PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 0.9%
 
Financial - 0.7%
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust III (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.14%*,†††,1,2,3
   
300,000
     
226,255
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust IV (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.14%*,†††,1,2,3
   
300,000
     
226,255
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust I (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.13%*,†††,1,2,3
   
300,000
     
226,254
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust II (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.13%*,†††,1,2,3
   
300,000
     
226,254
 
Total Financial
           
905,018
 
Industrial - 0.2%
 
Seaspan Corp.  6.38% due 04/30/19
   
8,540
     
221,357
 
Total Preferred Stocks
         
(Cost $1,419,296)
           
1,126,375
 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 9.5%
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund - Institutional Class4
   
225,870
     
6,114,305
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I4
   
124,227
     
3,119,346
 
Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund - Institutional Class4
   
116,573
     
2,896,844
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $11,919,622)
           
12,130,495
 

MONEY MARKET FUND- 1.6%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%5
   
2,091,632
     
2,091,632
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $2,091,632)
           
2,091,632
 
 
 
Face
Amount
   
 
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 40.9%
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  25.2%
           
Fortress Credit Opportunities III CLO, LP
           
2017-3A, 2.95% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 165 bps) due 04/28/261,6
  $
1,300,000
     
1,305,593
 
2017-3A, 3.55% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 04/28/261,6
   
300,000
     
300,189
 
2017-3A, 4.40% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 310 bps) due 04/28/261,6
   
200,000
     
200,371
 
KVK CLO Ltd.
               
2017-1A, 3.12% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 180 bps) due 05/15/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,007,029
 
2013-1A, due 04/14/256,7
   
900,000
     
317,018
 
Northwoods Capital XIV Ltd.
               
2017-14A, 3.01% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 170 bps) due 11/12/251,6
   
1,250,000
     
1,252,025
 
Great Lakes CLO Ltd.
               
2012-1A, 5.40% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 410 bps) due 01/15/231,6
   
1,000,000
     
999,968
 
2014-1A, 5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 370 bps) due 04/15/251,6
   
250,000
     
250,006
 
Grayson CLO Ltd.
               
2006-1A, 1.72% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 41 bps) due 11/01/211,6
   
1,250,000
     
1,245,678
 
WhiteHorse VIII Ltd.
               
2014-1A, 3.36% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 205 bps) due 05/01/261,6
   
1,100,000
     
1,102,688
 
FDF II Ltd.
               
2016-2A, 4.29% due 05/12/316
   
1,000,000
     
1,024,134
 
Nelder Grove CLO Ltd.
               
2017-1A, 3.11% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 180 bps) due 08/28/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,007,152
 
Fortress Credit Opportunities V CLO Ltd.
               
2017-5A, 3.65% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 235 bps) due 10/15/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,006,897
 
Steele Creek CLO Ltd.
               
2017-1A, 3.17% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 185 bps) due 08/21/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,006,353
 
York CLO 1 Ltd.
               
2017-1A, 3.01% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 170 bps) due 01/22/271,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,006,107
 
OZLM IX Ltd.
               
2017-9A, 2.96% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 165 bps) due 01/20/271,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,005,768
 
Flagship CLO VIII Ltd.
               
2017-8A, 3.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 170 bps) due 01/16/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,005,067
 
Fortress Credit BSL II Ltd.
               
2017-2A, 2.96% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 165 bps) due 10/19/251,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,004,719
 
Marathon CLO VII Ltd.
               
2017-7A, 2.96% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 165 bps) due 10/28/251,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,003,504
 
 

Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 40.9% (continued)
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  25.2% (continued)
           
Resource Capital Corporation Ltd.
           
2017-CRE5, 2.03% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 80 bps) due 07/15/341,6
 
$
1,000,000
   
$
1,002,184
 
Venture XII CLO Ltd.
               
2017-12A, 2.95% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 163 bps) due 02/28/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,001,395
 
OCP CLO Ltd.
               
2016-2A, 4.16% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 285 bps) due 11/22/251,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,841
 
Oaktree EIF I Ltd.
               
2016-A1, 3.90% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 260 bps) due 10/18/271,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,616
 
Hunt CRE Ltd.
               
2017-FL1, 2.23% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 100 bps) due 08/15/341,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,603
 
Marathon CLO IV Ltd.
               
2012-4A, 4.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 05/20/231,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,153
 
CIFC Funding Ltd.
               
2017-3A, 2.26% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 95 bps) due 07/22/261,6
   
1,000,000
     
999,985
 
Vibrant CLO II Ltd.
               
2017-2A, 2.76% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 145 bps) due 07/24/241,6
   
1,000,000
     
999,343
 
NXT Capital CLO LLC
               
2017-1A, 3.13% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 170 bps) due 04/20/291,6
   
1,000,000
     
998,878
 
Dryden 37 Senior Loan Fund
               
2015-37A, due 04/15/276,7
   
1,000,000
     
920,584
 
Rockwall CDO II Ltd.
               
2007-1A, 1.86% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 55 bps) due 08/01/241,6
   
675,073
     
674,492
 
Ivy Hill Middle Market Credit Fund VII Ltd.
               
2013-7A, 4.76% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 345 bps) due 10/20/251,6
   
600,000
     
599,980
 
Newstar Trust
               
2012-2A, 4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 01/20/231,6
   
500,000
     
501,494
 
Cent CLO
               
2014-16A, 3.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 08/01/241,6
   
500,000
     
500,535
 
Treman Park CLO Ltd.
               
2015-1A, due 04/20/276,7
   
500,000
     
431,036
 
Babson CLO Ltd.
               
2014-IA, due 07/20/256,7
   
550,000
     
271,767
 
2012-2A, due 05/15/236,7
   
750,000
     
154,295
 
ACIS CLO Ltd.
               
2013-1A, 4.25% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 295 bps) due 04/18/241,6
   
400,000
     
397,201
 
Black Diamond CLO Ltd.
               
2013-1A, 4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 02/01/231,6
   
359,194
     
359,323
 
Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding Ltd.
               
2012-2A, 5.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 12/20/241,6
   
350,000
     
349,987
 
Eastland CLO Ltd.
               
2007-1A, 1.71% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 40 bps) due 05/01/221,6
   
283,373
     
282,076
 
Gallatin CLO VII Ltd.
               
2014-1A, 4.20% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 290 bps) due 07/15/231,6
   
250,000
     
249,559
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
               
2014-1A, 4.61% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 330 bps) due 07/25/251,6
   
250,000
     
247,747
 
Copper River CLO Ltd.
               
2007-1A, due 01/20/211,3,7
   
600,000
     
81,756
 
Keuka Park CLO Ltd.
               
2013-1A, due 10/21/246,7
   
245,739
     
28,278
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
           
32,104,374
 
Transport-Aircraft -  8.2%
               
Apollo Aviation Securitization Equity Trust
               
2014-1, 5.13% (WAC) due 12/15/291
   
874,484
     
883,228
 
2016-1A, 4.88% due 03/17/366
   
850,000
     
873,085
 
2014-1, 7.38% (WAC) due 12/15/291
   
524,690
     
528,625
 
Castlelake Aircraft Securitization Trust
               
2017-1, 3.97% due 07/15/42
   
986,100
     
984,580
 
2015-1A, 4.70% due 12/15/406
   
778,846
     
788,861
 


Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 40.9% (continued)
 
Transport-Aircraft -  8.2% (continued)
           
Willis Engine Securitization Trust II
           
2012-A, 5.50% due 09/15/376
 
$
1,524,155
   
$
1,506,148
 
Emerald Aviation Finance Ltd.
               
2013-1, 4.65% due 10/15/386
   
885,343
     
909,495
 
2013-1, 6.35% due 10/15/386
   
177,069
     
181,772
 
AIM Aviation Finance Ltd.
               
2015-1A, 4.21% due 02/15/406
   
815,476
     
820,375
 
Rise Ltd.
               
2014-1A, 4.74% due 02/12/39
   
780,491
     
788,296
 
Raspro Trust
               
2005-1A, 1.93% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 63 bps) due 03/23/241,6
   
792,279
     
750,685
 
Turbine Engines Securitization Ltd.
               
2013-1A, 5.13% due 12/13/483
   
636,478
     
625,775
 
Falcon Aerospace Ltd.
               
2017-1, 4.58% due 02/15/426
   
480,550
     
487,915
 
AABS Ltd.
               
2013-1 A, 4.87% due 01/10/38
   
249,547
     
252,043
 
Total Transport-Aircraft
           
10,380,883
 
Whole Business -  2.0%
               
Taco Bell Funding LLC
               
2016-1A, 4.97% due 05/25/466
   
990,000
     
1,048,301
 
Jimmy Johns Funding LLC
               
2017-1A, 3.61% due 07/30/476
   
1,000,000
     
1,005,280
 
Domino's Pizza Master Issuer LLC
               
2017-1A, 2.49% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 125 bps) due 07/25/471,6
   
500,000
     
499,915
 
Total Whole Business
           
2,553,496
 
Collateralized Debt Obligations -  1.6%
               
Anchorage Credit Funding Ltd.
               
2016-4A, 3.50% due 02/15/356
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,881
 
Putnam Structured Product Funding Ltd.
               
2003-1A, 2.23% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 100 bps) due 10/15/381,6
   
731,441
     
690,506
 
N-Star REL CDO VIII Ltd.
               
2006-8A, 1.60% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 36 bps) due 02/01/411,6
   
266,272
     
264,975
 
RAIT CRE CDO I Ltd.
               
2006-1X A1B, 1.56% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 33 bps) due 11/20/461
   
52,059
     
51,966
 
Total Collateralized Debt Obligations
           
2,008,328
 
Automotive -  1.6%
               
Hertz Vehicle Financing II, LP
               
2015-1A, 2.73% due 03/25/216
   
1,000,000
     
1,000,592
 
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC
               
2016-4A, 2.65% due 07/25/226
   
1,000,000
     
984,643
 
Total Automotive
           
1,985,235
 
Net Lease -  1.0%
               
Store Master Funding I-VII
               
2016-1A, 3.96% due 10/20/466
   
1,229,855
     
1,228,439
 
Transport-Container -  0.8%
               
Textainer Marine Containers Ltd.
               
2017-2A, 3.52% due 06/20/426
   
1,078,774
     
1,074,467
 
Insurance -  0.4%
               
Chesterfield Financial Holdings LLC
               
2014-1A, 4.50% due 12/15/346
   
550,500
     
554,515
 
Diversified Payment Rights -  0.1%
               
CIC Receivables Master Trust
               
REGD, 4.89% due 10/07/21†††
   
159,121
     
163,519
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
         
(Cost $53,492,217)
     
52,053,256
 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 19.6%
 
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  8.7%
           
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust
           
2006-1, 1.64% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 40 bps) due 03/25/461
   
925,229
     
865,564
 
2007-1, 2.08% due 05/25/478
   
3,047,783
     
588,832
 
GSAA Trust
               
2005-10, 2.21% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 65 bps) due 06/25/351
   
1,050,000
     
1,008,791
 
CSMC Series
               
2015-12R, 1.73% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 50 bps) due 11/30/371,6
   
1,021,030
     
1,006,014
 
 

Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 19.6% (continued)
 
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  8.7% (continued)
           
American Home Mortgage Assets Trust
           
2007-1, 1.59% (1 Year CMT Rate + 70 bps) due 02/25/471
 
$
1,457,771
   
$
972,118
 
CIT Mortgage Loan Trust
               
2007-1, 2.69% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 145 bps) due 10/25/371,6
   
679,879
     
684,559
 
2007-1, 2.59% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 135 bps) due 10/25/371,6
   
269,168
     
270,511
 
Wachovia Asset Securitization Issuance II LLC Trust
               
2007-HE2A, 1.37% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 13 bps) due 07/25/371,6
   
919,077
     
861,950
 
Luminent Mortgage Trust
               
2006-2, 1.44% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 20 bps) due 02/25/461
   
1,013,078
     
822,184
 
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
2016-7, 3.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 12/01/211,6
   
753,588
     
753,588
 
HarborView Mortgage Loan Trust
               
2006-14, 1.39% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 15 bps) due 01/25/471
   
743,021
     
672,675
 
Bayview Opportunity Master Fund IVb Trust
               
2017-NPL1, 3.60% due 01/28/326
   
541,239
     
539,840
 
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd.
               
2016-4, 3.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 10/01/211,6
   
518,333
     
515,926
 
NRPL Trust
               
2015-1A, 3.88% due 11/01/546
   
432,418
     
433,230
 
Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates WMALT Series Trust
               
2006-AR9, 1.73% (1 Year CMT Rate + 84 bps) due 11/25/461
   
467,190
     
374,953
 
VOLT XL LLC
               
2015-NP14, 4.38% due 11/27/456
   
367,501
     
368,753
 
UCFC Manufactured Housing Contract
               
1997-2, 7.38% due 10/15/28
   
175,791
     
186,506
 
Morgan Stanley Re-REMIC Trust
               
2010-R5, 2.51% due 06/26/366
   
120,226
     
101,596
 
Nomura Resecuritization Trust
               
2012-1R, 1.68% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 44 bps) due 08/27/471,6
   
28,346
     
28,305
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
           
11,055,895
 
Government Agency -  6.6%
               
Fannie Mae
               
2.91% due 07/01/27
   
1,300,000
     
1,308,187
 
2.94% due 10/01/32
   
1,200,000
     
1,183,128
 
3.11% due 10/01/29
   
500,000
     
499,690
 
2.86% due 09/01/29
   
500,000
     
495,680
 
3.08% due 10/01/32†††
   
500,000
     
494,426
 
2.96% due 11/01/29
   
500,000
     
494,065
 
2.99% due 09/01/29
   
500,000
     
490,556
 
2.90% due 11/01/29
   
500,000
     
490,000
 
Freddie Mac Multifamily Structured Pass Through Certificates
               
2017-KW03, 3.02% due 06/25/27
   
1,050,000
     
1,059,323
 
2017-K067, 3.28% due 08/25/27
   
500,000
     
512,374
 
Fannie Mae-Aces
               
2017-M11, 2.98% due 08/25/29
   
900,000
     
893,977
 
2017-M8, 3.06% (WAC) due 05/25/271
   
500,000
     
507,466
 
Total Government Agency
           
8,428,872
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  3.2%
               
Cosmopolitan Hotel Trust
               
2016-CSMO, 3.88% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 265 bps) due 11/15/331,6
   
1,000,000
     
1,004,369
 
Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
2017-P7, 1.29% (WAC) due 04/14/501
   
5,992,520
     
493,225
 
2016-GC37, 1.81% (WAC) due 04/10/491
   
3,817,726
     
440,460
 
Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust
               
2016-C32, 1.51% (WAC) due 01/15/591
   
5,281,761
     
425,619
 
2016-NXS5, 1.72% (WAC) due 01/15/591
   
4,933,067
     
421,022
 
BANK
               
2017-BNK4, 1.62% (WAC) due 05/15/501
   
4,984,220
     
496,557
 

Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS†† - 19.6% (continued)
 
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities -  3.2% (continued)
           
CFCRE Commercial Mortgage Trust
           
2016-C3, 1.24% (WAC) due 01/10/481
 
$
5,918,522
   
$
416,585
 
COMM Mortgage Trust
               
2015-CR26, 1.20% (WAC) due 10/10/481
   
6,912,218
     
415,180
 
Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities
           
4,113,017
 
Military Housing -  1.1%
               
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp.
               
2007-HCKM, 6.11% due 08/10/52†††,3
   
971,895
     
1,073,908
 
2003-PRES, 6.24% due 10/10/416
   
231,249
     
261,996
 
Total Military Housing
           
1,335,904
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
         
(Cost $24,370,050)
     
24,933,688
 
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 10.0%
 
Financial -  6.4%
               
Citigroup, Inc.
               
6.25% 2,12
   
950,000
     
1,068,750
 
5.95% 2,12
   
370,000
     
398,213
 
Bank of America Corp.
               
6.30% 2,12
   
1,200,000
     
1,355,999
 
Mid-Atlantic Military Family Communities LLC
               
5.30% due 08/01/506
   
939,322
     
929,545
 
Hospitality Properties Trust
               
5.25% due 02/15/26
   
600,000
     
643,461
 
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
               
5.00% due 06/15/27
   
540,000
     
559,642
 
BBC Military Housing-Navy Northeast LLC
               
6.30% due 10/15/49†††
   
485,000
     
522,971
 
Northern Trust Corp.
               
4.60% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 320 bps) 1,2
   
500,000
     
512,500
 
Pacific Northwest Communities LLC
               
5.91% due 06/15/503
   
400,000
     
441,308
 
Wilton Re Finance LLC
               
5.88% due 03/30/336,12
   
375,000
     
395,625
 
Atlantic Marine Corporations Communities LLC
               
5.43% due 12/01/503
   
331,250
     
330,270
 
MetLife, Inc.
               
9.25% due 04/08/386
   
200,000
     
297,000
 
ACC Group Housing LLC
               
6.35% due 07/15/543
   
250,000
     
292,197
 
Voya Financial, Inc.
               
5.65% due 05/15/5312
   
250,000
     
265,500
 
KeyCorp
               
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 361 bps) 1,2
   
200,000
     
207,000
 
Cadence Bank North America
               
6.25% due 06/28/2912
   
60,000
     
61,800
 
Total Financial
           
8,281,781
 
Energy -  1.3%
               
Buckeye Partners, LP
               
3.95% due 12/01/26
   
366,000
     
361,074
 
4.35% due 10/15/24
   
145,000
     
149,319
 
Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations, LP
               
5.95% due 12/01/25
   
340,000
     
385,139
 
ConocoPhillips
               
6.50% due 02/01/39
   
250,000
     
333,333
 
Equities Corp.
               
2.11% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 77 bps) due 10/01/201
   
300,000
     
300,618
 
Hess Corp.
               
4.30% due 04/01/27
   
150,000
     
148,678
 
Total Energy
           
1,678,161
 
Basic Materials -  1.0%
               
Yamana Gold, Inc.
               
4.95% due 07/15/24
   
865,000
     
886,625
 
BHP Billiton Finance USA Ltd.
               
6.75% (USD 5 Year Swap Rate + 509 bps) due 10/19/751,6
   
300,000
     
353,250
 
Total Basic Materials
           
1,239,875
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.6%
               
Northern Group Housing LLC
               
6.80% due 08/15/533
   
600,000
     
737,568
 
Communications -  0.4%
               
Discovery Communications LLC
               
3.95% due 03/20/28
   
300,000
     
297,850
 
SFR Group S.A.
               
7.38% due 05/01/266
   
200,000
     
216,000
 
Total Communications
           
513,850
 
Diversified -  0.3%
               
HRG Group, Inc.
               
7.88% due 07/15/19
   
325,000
     
331,500
 
Total Corporate Bonds
         
(Cost $12,078,351)
     
12,782,735
 

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES†† - 6.8%
 
U.S. Treasury Bond
 
due 11/15/449
   
13,487,500
     
6,121,843
 
due 11/15/469
   
5,920,000
     
2,520,610
 
Total U.S. Treasury Bond
           
8,642,453
 
Total U.S. Government Securities
         
(Cost $8,419,072)
           
8,642,453
 

FEDERAL AGENCY BONDS†† - 3.7%
 
Fannie Mae Principal Strips10
 
due 05/15/309
   
1,350,000
     
922,831
 
due 05/15/299
   
1,250,000
     
887,316
 

Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
FEDERAL AGENCY BONDS†† - 3.7% (continued)
 
due 01/15/309
 
$
600,000
   
$
414,897
 
Total Fannie Mae Principal Strips
           
2,225,044
 
Freddie Mac Principal Strips10
 
due 03/15/319
   
1,500,000
     
991,925
 
due 07/15/329
   
800,000
     
504,977
 
Total Freddie Mac Principal Strips
           
1,496,902
 
Tennessee Valley Authority
 
5.38% due 04/01/56
   
750,000
     
1,021,544
 
Total Federal Agency Bonds
         
(Cost $4,618,700)
           
4,743,490
 

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,1 - 2.9%
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  0.6%
           
PetSmart Inc
           
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 03/11/22
   
591,431
     
498,772
 
Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
               
4.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 10/25/20
   
336,906
     
250,186
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
748,958
 
Technology -  0.6%
               
Epicor Software
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 06/01/22
   
457,407
     
457,980
 
EIG Investors Corp.
               
5.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 02/09/23
   
246,125
     
248,453
 
Total Technology
           
706,433
 
Industrial -  0.5%
               
Capstone Logistics
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 10/07/21
   
692,680
     
685,753
 
Communications -  0.5%
               
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
               
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 06/07/23
   
683,862
     
629,030
 
Financial -  0.5%
               
Misys Ltd.
               
4.82% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 06/13/24
   
500,000
     
502,055
 
American Stock Transfer & Trust
               
5.84% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 06/26/20
   
93,666
     
93,900
 
Total Financial
           
595,955
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  0.2%
               
NES Global Talent
               
6.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 10/03/19
   
115,618
     
104,055
 
DJO Finance LLC
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 06/08/20
   
99,241
     
99,075
 
CareCore National LLC
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 03/05/21
   
89,721
     
90,619
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
293,749
 
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
         
(Cost $3,869,532)
     
3,659,878
 
 
MUNICIPAL BONDS†† - 1.4%
 
California -  0.5%
           
Cypress School District General Obligation Unlimited
           
due 08/01/489
   
1,000,000
     
265,570
 
Newport Mesa Unified School District General Obligation Unlimited
               
due 08/01/469
   
700,000
     
225,904
 
Beverly Hills Unified School District California General Obligation Unlimited
               
due 08/01/379
   
400,000
     
189,660
 
Total California
           
681,134
 
Ohio -  0.5%
               
American Municipal Power, Inc. Revenue Bonds
               
8.08% due 02/15/50
   
380,000
     
628,174
 
Illinois -  0.4%
               
State of Illinois General Obligation Unlimited
               
5.65% due 12/01/38
   
400,000
     
451,132
 
Total Municipal Bonds
         
(Cost $1,663,147)
     
1,760,440
 
 
FEDERAL AGENCY DISCOUNT NOTES†† - 0.9%
 
Freddie Mac10
 
due 12/14/299,11
   
1,600,000
     
1,113,389
 
Total Federal Agency Discount Notes
         
(Cost $1,115,976)
           
1,113,389
 

FOREIGN GOVERNMENT DEBT†† - 0.5%
 
Senegal Government International Bond
 
6.25% due 05/23/336
   
200,000
     
205,658
 
Dominican Republic International Bond
 
6.85% due 01/27/456
   
175,000
     
195,781
 
Kenya Government International Bond
 
6.88% due 06/24/246
   
175,000
     
178,630
 
Total Foreign Government Bonds
         
(Cost $560,845)
           
580,069
 

COMMERCIAL PAPER†† - 3.4%
 
Ei Du Pont De Nemours & Co.
 
1.36% due 10/10/179,11
   
2,000,000
     
1,999,320
 
1.33% due 10/06/179,11
   
1,200,000
     
1,199,778
 
WPP CP Finance plc
 
1.43% due 10/10/179,11
   
1,100,000
     
1,099,607
 
Total Commercial Paper
         
(Cost $4,298,705)
           
4,298,705
 
 

Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Contracts
   
Value
 
OTC OPTIONS PURCHASED - 0.0%
 
Call options on:
           
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
iShares 20+ Year
Treasury Bond ETF Expiring
October 2017 with strike
price of $130.00 (Notional
Value $10,267,748)
   
823
   
$
7,407
 
Total Call options
           
7,407
 
Put options on:
               
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
iShares iBoxx High
Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Expiring October 2017 with
strike price of $84.00
(Notional Value $13,944,196)
   
1,571
     
5,499
 
Total Put options
           
5,499
 
Total OTC Options Purchased
         
(Cost $198,635)
           
12,906
 
Total Investments - 102.2%
         
(Cost $130,603,266)
   
$
130,001,441
 

OTC OPTIONS WRITTEN - 0.0%
 
Call options on:
           
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
iShares 20+ Year
Treasury Bond ETF Expiring
October 2017 with strike
price of $133.00 (Notional
Value $10,267,748)
   
823
   
 
(2,881
)
Total OTC Options Written
         
(Premiums received
$59,256)
           
(2,881
)
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.2)%
     
(2,780,987
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
127,217,573
 
 
CENTRALLY CLEARED INTEREST RATE SWAPS††
 
       
Counterparty
Exchange
Floating
Rate Type
Floating Rate Index
 
Fixed Rate
   
Payment Frequency
Maturity
Date
 
Notional Amount
   
Market Value
   
Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.24
%
 
Quarterly
08/11/27
 
$
(2,800,000
)
 
$
42,680
   
$
42,680
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.25
%
 
Quarterly
05/26/27
   
(3,700,000
)
   
13,854
     
13,854
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
1.71
%
 
Quarterly
08/11/20
   
(4,000,000
)
   
12,400
     
12,400
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
1.90
%
 
Quarterly
08/11/22
   
(2,400,000
)
   
11,864
     
11,864
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.19
%
 
Quarterly
08/15/27
   
(1,100,000
)
   
11,185
     
11,185
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
1.98
%
 
Quarterly
08/29/24
   
(900,000
)
   
9,597
     
9,597
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.17
%
 
Quarterly
08/22/27
   
(700,000
)
   
8,616
     
8,616
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.20
%
 
Quarterly
08/18/27
   
(800,000
)
   
7,412
     
7,412
 
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.19
%
 
Quarterly
07/08/24
   
(750,000
)
   
(2,182
)
   
(2,182
)
BOA Merrill Lynch
CME
Receive
3-Month USD-LIBOR
   
2.16
%
 
Quarterly
02/13/24
   
(3,450,000
)
   
(9,776
)
   
(9,776
)
                                        $  105,650  
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Variable rate security.  Rate indicated is rate effective at September 30, 2017.
2
Perpetual maturity.
3
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) illiquid and restricted securities is $4,487,800 (cost $5,227,551), or 3.5% of total net assets — See Note 6.
4
Affiliated issuer.
5
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
6
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $57,295,594 (cost $57,782,977), or 45.0% of total net assets.
7
Security has no stated coupon. However, it is expected to receive residual cash flow payments on defined deal dates.
8
Security is an interest-only strip.  Rate indicated is effective yield at September 30, 2017.
9
Zero coupon rate security.
10
On September 7, 2008, the issuer was placed in conservatorship by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). As conservator, the FHFA has full powers to control the assets and operations of the firm.
11
Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
12 Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date. 
 
plc
Public Limited Company

 
Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
CME
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
WAC
Weighted Average Coupon
CMT
Constant Maturity Treasury
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
   
$
51,889,737
   
$
   
$
163,519
   
$
52,053,256
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
     
23,365,354
     
     
1,568,334
     
24,933,688
 
Commercial Paper
   
     
     
4,298,705
     
     
     
4,298,705
 
Common Stocks
   
71,930
     
     
     
     
     
71,930
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
     
12,259,764
     
     
522,971
     
12,782,735
 
Federal Agency Bonds
   
     
     
4,743,490
     
     
     
4,743,490
 
Federal Agency Discount Notes
   
     
     
1,113,389
     
     
     
1,113,389
 
Foreign Government Debt
   
     
     
580,069
     
     
     
580,069
 
Interest Rate Swaps
   
     
     
     
117,608
     
     
117,608
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,091,632
     
     
     
     
     
2,091,632
 
Municipal Bonds
   
     
     
1,760,440
     
     
     
1,760,440
 
Mutual Funds
   
12,130,495
     
     
     
     
     
12,130,495
 
Options Purchased
   
12,906
     
     
     
     
     
12,906
 
Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
221,357
     
     
905,018
     
1,126,375
 
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
     
     
3,659,878
     
     
     
3,659,878
 
U.S. Government Securities
   
     
     
8,642,453
     
     
     
8,642,453
 
Total Assets
 
$
14,306,963
   
$
   
$
112,534,636
   
$
117,608
   
$
3,159,842
   
$
130,119,049
 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Interest Rate Swaps
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
11,958
   
$
   
$
11,958
 
Options Written
   
     
     
2,881
     
     
     
2,881
 
Total Liabilities
 
$
   
$
   
$
2,881
   
$
11,958
   
$
   
$
14,839
 
 
*
Other financial instruments include swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

Category
 
Level 3
 
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Inputs
Asset-Backed Securities
 
$
163,519
 
Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker mark over the 3 month LIBOR
Indicative Quote
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
1,568,334
 
Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker mark over the 3 month LIBOR
Indicative Quote
Corporate Bonds
   
522,971
 
Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker mark over the 3 month LIBOR
Indicative Quote
Preferred Stocks
   
905,018
 
Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker mark over the 3 month LIBOR
Indicative Quote
Total
 
$
3,159,842
      

Any remaining Level 3 securities held by the Funds and excluded from the tables above, were not considered material to the Fund.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended September 30, 2017:

LEVEL 3 - Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
 
 
 
Corporate Bonds
   
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
Preferred Stocks
   
Asset-Backed Securities
   
Total
 
Assets:
                             
Beginning Balance
 
$
503,852
   
$
1,020,143
   
$
786,924
   
$
172,455
   
$
2,483,374
 
Purchases
   
-
     
505,508
     
-
     
-
     
505,508
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
-
     
(1,933
)
   
-
     
(8,376
)
   
(10,309
)
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
19,119
     
44,616
     
118,094
     
(560
)
   
181,269
 
Transfers into Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
Transfers out of Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
     
-
 
 Ending Balance
 
$
522,971
   
$
1,568,334
   
$
905,018
   
$
163,519
   
$
3,159,842
 
Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at September 30, 2017
 
$
19,178
   
$
45,288
   
$
118,094
   
$
(560
)
 
$
182,000
 
 
Affiliated Transactions
 
 
Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
 
Security Name
 
Value 12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized Gain (Loss)
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value 09/30/17
   
Shares 09/30/17
   
Investment Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
$
3,064,585
   
$
41,203
   
$
   
$
   
$
13,558
   
$
3,119,346
     
124,227
   
$
41,289
 
Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund - Institutional Class
   
2,074,867
     
800,681
     
     
     
21,296
     
2,896,844
     
116,573
     
51,038
 
Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund - Institutional Class
   
5,317,937
     
659,448
     
     
     
136,920
     
6,114,305
     
225,870
     
160,091
 
   
$
10,457,389
   
$
1,501,332
   
$
   
$
   
$
171,774
   
$
12,130,495
           
$
252,418
 


Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 11.1%
 
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares 0.84%1
 
 
5,759,769
   
$
5,759,769
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $5,759,769)
           
5,759,769
 

   
Face
Amount
       
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,3 - 88.1%
 
Industrial -  17.6%
           
GYP Holdings III Corp.
           
4.31% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 04/01/23
  $
553,997
     
557,693
 
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc.
               
4.30% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 12/29/23
   
498,750
     
499,842
 
Rexnord LLC/ RBS Global, Inc.
               
4.06% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps)) due 08/21/237
   
496,250
     
497,922
 
Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc.
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 02/05/23
   
495,009
     
496,791
 
Transdigm, Inc.
               
4.27% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps)) due 05/14/227
   
488,101
     
489,102
 
Travelport Finance
               
4.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 09/02/21
   
470,547
     
469,771
 
Pro Mach Group, Inc.
               
4.99% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) and (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 275 bps)) due 10/22/217
   
452,503
     
454,390
 
BWAY Holding Co.
               
4.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 04/03/24
   
448,875
     
449,916
 
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.
               
4.56% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 07/19/249
   
420,354
     
420,354
 
4.58% (Prime Rate + 225 bps) due 07/19/24
   
22,069
     
22,069
 
CHI Overhead Doors, Inc.
               
4.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 07/29/22
   
442,616
     
440,956
 
Optiv, Inc.
               
4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 02/01/24
   
418,718
     
392,548
 
Engility Corp.
               
4.49% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 650 bps) and (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 225 bps)) due 08/14/237
   
386,795
     
390,907
 
Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC
               
5.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 12/20/23
   
378,778
     
382,565
 
Thermasys Corp.
               
5.31% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 05/03/19
   
360,000
     
331,200
 
DAE Aviation
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 07/07/22
   
299,237
     
301,355
 
Pregis Holding I Corp.
               
4.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 05/20/21
   
299,037
     
298,289
 
VC GB Holdings, Inc.
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 02/28/24
   
273,653
     
276,047
 
American Bath Group LLC
               
6.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 525 bps) due 09/30/23
   
248,120
     
248,741
 
Hayward Industries, Inc.
               
4.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 08/05/24
   
225,000
     
226,312
 
Charter Nex US, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 05/16/24
   
224,438
     
224,999
 
ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC
               
5.28% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 800 bps) due 11/20/23
   
189,150
     
190,688
 
SRS Distribution, Inc.
               
4.53% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 08/25/22
   
187,644
     
189,051
 
Bioplan USA, Inc.
               
5.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 09/23/21
   
182,198
     
180,718
 
Arctic Long Carriers
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 05/18/23
   
174,563
     
175,763
 
SI Organization
               
6.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 11/22/19
   
170,128
     
171,617
 
Doncasters Group Ltd.
               
9.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 825 bps) due 10/09/20
   
135,172
     
126,116
 
Nielsen Finance LLC
               
3.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 10/04/23
   
99,251
     
99,345
 
Crosby Worldwide
               
4.31% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 11/23/20
   
95,105
     
87,734
 
NANA Development Corp.
               
8.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 675 bps) due 03/15/18
   
7,562
     
7,410
 
Total Industrial
           
9,100,211
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  16.7%
               
Authentic Brands
               
5.32% (3 Month LIBOR + 400 bps) due 05/27/21
   
526,448
     
529,300
 
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 09/29/24
   
175,000
     
175,438
 
Post Holdings, Inc.
               
3.49% (1 Month LIBOR + 225 bps) due 05/24/24
   
500,000
     
500,970
 
Press Ganey Holdings, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 10/23/23
   
496,250
     
498,424
 
 

Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,3- 88.1% (continued)
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  16.7% (continued)
           
American Tire Distributors, Inc.
           
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 09/01/21
 
$
487,278
   
$
491,542
 
DJO Finance LLC
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 06/08/20
   
490,000
     
489,182
 
Lineage Logistics LLC
               
4.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 04/07/21
   
482,500
     
482,954
 
Smart & Final Stores LLC
               
4.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 11/15/22
   
500,000
     
480,780
 
Albertson's LLC
               
4.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 12/21/22
   
497,503
     
478,936
 
CHG Healthcare Services, Inc.
               
4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 06/07/23
   
445,477
     
449,456
 
Change Healthcare Holdings, Inc.
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 03/01/24
   
447,750
     
448,757
 
PPDI LLC
               
4.04% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps)) due 08/18/227
   
445,443
     
447,532
 
Hearthside Group Holdings LLC
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 06/02/21
   
446,538
     
447,467
 
CPI Holdco LLC
               
5.34% (3 Month LIBOR + 400 bps) due 03/21/24
   
399,000
     
401,993
 
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.
               
6.88% ((3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) and (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 450 bps)) due 05/01/197
   
382,957
     
376,064
 
NES Global Talent
               
6.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 10/03/19
   
386,877
     
348,189
 
Equian LLC
               
5.07% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 05/20/24
   
228,838
     
231,699
 
5.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 05/20/24
   
70,588
     
71,471
 
CareCore National LLC
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 03/05/21
   
297,070
     
300,040
 
Diamond (BC) B.V.
               
4.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 09/06/24
   
300,000
     
298,929
 
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 09/02/24
   
200,000
     
198,250
 
Immucor, Inc.
               
6.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 500 bps) due 06/15/21
   
149,625
     
151,682
 
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co.
               
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 04/29/24
   
99,750
     
100,623
 
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
               
3.98% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 02/16/23
   
98,500
     
99,140
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
               
5.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 04/01/22
   
83,647
     
85,128
 
CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC
               
8.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 725 bps) due 06/28/21
   
80,000
     
64,100
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
8,648,046
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  14.6%
               
AlixPartners, LLP
               
4.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 04/04/24
   
527,350
     
528,340
 
USIC Holding, Inc.
               
5.00% (3 Month LIBOR + 350 bps) due 12/08/23
   
502,550
     
505,480
 
Fitness International LLC
               
7.50% (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 325 bps) due 07/01/20
   
500,177
     
502,498
 
Equinox Holdings, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 03/08/24
   
498,750
     
500,411
 
Greektown Holdings LLC
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 04/25/24
   
498,750
     
498,501
 
Leslie's Poolmart, Inc.
               
5.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 08/16/23
   
495,000
     
494,822
 
Gates Global LLC
               
4.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 04/01/24
   
471,469
     
473,238
 
Navistar Inc.
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 08/07/20
   
442,125
     
444,150
 
National Vision, Inc.
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 03/12/21
   
437,531
     
438,442
 
Life Time Fitness, Inc.
               
4.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 06/10/22
   
435,184
     
436,341
 
PetSmart Inc
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 03/11/22
   
492,325
     
415,193
 
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp.
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 08/13/21
   
400,000
     
400,752
 
Sears Holdings Corp.
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 06/30/18
   
366,696
     
361,654
 
Eldorado Resorts, Inc.
               
3.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 04/17/24
   
345,474
     
345,042
 
 

Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,3 - 88.1% (continued)
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  14.6% (continued)
           
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.
           
4.31% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 01/26/23
 
$
357,187
   
$
293,936
 
Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 07/23/21
   
312,073
     
293,252
 
Talbots, Inc.
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 03/19/20
   
219,686
     
210,898
 
1-800 Contacts
               
4.53% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 01/22/23
   
197,011
     
193,810
 
Belk, Inc.
               
6.05% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 12/12/22
   
160,843
     
134,523
 
Penn Engineering & Manufacturing Corp.
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 06/27/24
   
99,750
     
99,968
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
7,571,251
 
Technology -  11.7%
               
Compucom Systems, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 05/11/20
   
580,020
     
504,984
 
TIBCO Software, Inc.
               
4.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 12/04/20
   
497,494
     
498,737
 
Solera LLC
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 03/03/23
   
483,320
     
484,499
 
Ipreo Holdings
               
4.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 08/06/21
   
486,300
     
483,057
 
Kronos, Inc.
               
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 11/01/23
   
446,631
     
448,984
 
Internet Brands, Inc.
               
4.82% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 09/13/24
   
448,507
     
445,516
 
LANDesk Group, Inc.
               
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 01/20/24
   
427,970
     
416,556
 
Micron Technology, Inc.
               
3.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 04/26/22
   
395,990
     
398,497
 
Project Alpha (Qlik)
               
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 04/26/24
   
345,013
     
336,387
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
               
11.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1000 bps) due 05/25/202
   
321,252
     
316,031
 
Go Daddy Operating Company LLC
               
3.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 02/15/24
   
298,928
     
299,675
 
EIG Investors Corp.
               
5.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 02/09/23
   
283,376
     
286,057
 
Seattle Spnco
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 06/21/24
   
261,307
     
261,633
 
Advanced Computer Software
               
6.82% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 03/18/22
   
242,352
     
239,323
 
Peak 10 Holding Corp.
               
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 08/01/24
   
200,000
     
200,000
 
Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 04/29/24
   
199,500
     
199,101
 
MA Financeco LLC
               
3.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 11/19/21
   
100,000
     
99,875
 
Infor (US), Inc.
               
3.75% (3 Month EURIBOR + 275 bps) due 02/01/228
   
70,430
     
70,232
 
Miami Escrow Borrower LLC
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 06/21/24
   
38,693
     
38,742
 
CPI Acquisition, Inc.
               
5.96% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 08/17/22
   
41,839
     
29,566
 
Total Technology
           
6,057,452
 
Communications -  11.6%
               
CSC Holdings, LLC
               
3.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 07/17/25
   
526,805
     
523,416
 
Telenet Financing USD LLC
               
3.98% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 06/30/25
   
510,000
     
511,403
 
Virgin Media Bristol LLC
               
3.98% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 01/31/25
   
500,000
     
501,690
 
WMG Acquisition Corp.
               
3.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 11/01/23
   
500,000
     
500,860
 
SFR Group SA
               
4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 01/14/25
   
496,250
     
497,560
 
Altice US Finance I Corp.
               
3.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 07/28/25
   
498,750
     
496,132
 
Univision Communications, Inc.
               
3.99% (1 Month LIBOR + 275 bps) due 03/15/24
   
493,337
     
488,714
 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
               
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 06/07/23
   
525,869
     
483,704
 
Ziggo Secured Finance BV
               
3.73% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 04/15/25
   
450,000
     
449,609
 
 

Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,3 - 88.1% (continued)
 
Communications -  11.6% (continued)
           
Radiate HoldCo LLC
           
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 02/01/24
 
$
447,750
   
$
441,361
 
Mcgraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 05/04/22
   
395,990
     
388,423
 
Sprint Communications, Inc.
               
3.75% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 02/02/24
   
298,500
     
298,688
 
Anaren, Inc.
               
5.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 02/18/21
   
138,935
     
139,629
 
9.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 825 bps) due 08/18/21
   
100,000
     
99,000
 
Market Track LLC
               
5.58% ((3 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) and (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 425 bps)) due 06/05/247
   
200,000
     
199,000
 
Total Communications
           
6,019,189
 
Financial -  9.1%
               
National Financial Partners Corp.
               
4.74% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 01/08/24
   
607,500
     
611,296
 
Misys Ltd.
               
4.82% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 06/13/24
   
500,000
     
502,055
 
Geo Group, Inc.
               
3.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 225 bps) due 03/22/24
   
497,500
     
497,913
 
LPL Holdings, Inc.
               
3.80% (6 Month LIBOR + 250 bps) due 03/11/24
   
498,750
     
497,503
 
York Risk Services
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 10/01/21
   
486,216
     
477,221
 
Americold Realty Operating Partnership, LP
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 12/01/22
   
464,647
     
469,294
 
Avolon Luxembourg SARL
               
3.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 03/21/22
   
400,000
     
400,748
 
Capital Automotive L.P.
               
4.24% (1 Month LIBOR + 300 bps) due 03/25/24
   
368,953
     
370,798
 
American Stock Transfer & Trust
               
5.84% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 06/26/20
   
280,998
     
281,701
 
USI, Inc.
               
4.31% (6 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 05/16/249
   
200,000
     
199,250
 
3.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 05/16/249
   
60,000
     
59,775
 
Corporate Capital Trust
               
4.63% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 05/20/19
   
193,000
     
193,724
 
Acrisure LLC
               
6.27% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 500 bps) due 11/22/23
   
136,258
     
137,733
 
Total Financial
           
4,699,011
 
Basic Materials -  2.6%
               
Alpha 3 B.V.
               
4.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 01/31/24
   
498,750
     
499,996
 
PQ Corp.
               
4.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 11/04/22
   
447,744
     
451,582
 
Nexeo Solutions LLC
               
5.07% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 06/09/23
   
370,327
     
372,486
 
WR Grace & Co.
               
3.31% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 02/03/21
   
33,939
     
33,996
 
Total Basic Materials
           
1,358,060
 
Utilities -  2.2%
               
Dynegy, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 02/07/24
   
453,786
     
455,623
 
Viva Alamo LLC
               
5.57% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 02/22/21
   
397,941
     
378,044
 
Stonewall
               
6.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 11/15/21
   
300,000
     
282,000
 
Total Utilities
           
1,115,667
 
Energy -  2.0%
               
Cactus Wellhead
               
7.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 600 bps) due 07/31/20
   
532,695
     
516,715
 
Veresen Midstream LP
               
4.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 03/31/22
   
493,671
     
497,373
 
Total Energy
           
1,014,088
 
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
         
(Cost $45,974,503)
     
45,582,975
 
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 1.9%
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  1.9%
           
ALM XIV Ltd.
           
2014-14A, 4.76% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 345 bps) due 07/28/263,4
   
250,000
     
250,657
 
Cerberus Onshore II CLO LLC
               
2014-1A, 5.30% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 10/15/233,4
   
250,000
     
249,718
 
NewStar Arlington Senior Loan Program LLC
               
2014-1A, 4.61% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 330 bps) due 07/25/253,4
   
250,000
     
247,747
 

Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount
   
Value
 
ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES†† - 1.9% (continued)
 
Collateralized Loan Obligations -  1.9% (continued)
           
Kingsland IV Ltd.
           
2007-4A, 2.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 145 bps) due 04/16/213,4
 
$
250,000
   
$
245,152
 
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations
           
993,274
 
Total Asset-Backed Securities
         
(Cost $974,695)
     
993,274
 

COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATION†† - 1.1%
 
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities -  1.1%
           
LSTAR Commercial Mortgage Trust
           
2016-7, 3.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 12/01/213,4
   
342,540
     
342,540
 
LSTAR Securities Investment Ltd.
               
2016-4, 3.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 10/01/213,4
   
235,606
     
234,512
 
Total Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
           
577,052
 
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
         
(Cost $572,889)
     
577,052
 

CORPORATE BONDS††† - 0.0%
 
Basic Materials -  0.0%
           
New Day Aluminum
           
10.00% due 10/28/20,5,6
   
2,629
     
2,629
 
Total Corporate Bonds
         
(Cost $108)
     
2,629
 
Total Investments - 102.2%
         
(Cost $53,281,964)
   
$
52,915,699
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.2)%
     
(1,133,332
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
51,782,367
 
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
2
Affiliated issuer.
3
Variable rate security.  Rate indicated is rate effective at September 30, 2017.
4
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $1,570,326 (cost $1,547,584), or 3.0% of total net assets.
5
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2017.  The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $2,629, (cost $108) or 0.0% of total net assets.
6
Payment-in-kind security.
7 The effective rate shown is based on a weighted average of the underlying reference rates and spread amounts listed.
8 The underlying reference rate was negative at period end causing the effective rate to be equal to the spread amount listed.
9 This position was unsettled at period end. The underlying reference rate will not be applied to the effective rate until settlement occurs.
 
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Asset Backed Securities
 
$
   
$
   
$
993,274
   
$
   
$
   
$
993,274
 
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
   
     
     
577,052
     
     
     
577,052
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
     
     
     
2,629
     
2,629
 
Money Market Fund
   
5,759,769
     
     
     
     
     
5,759,769
 
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
     
     
45,582,975
     
     
     
45,582,975
 
Total Assets
 
$
5,759,769
   
$
   
$
47,153,301
   
$
   
$
   
$
52,915,699
 
 

Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Unfunded Loans
 
$
   
$
   
$
16
   
$
   
$
**   
$
16
 
 
*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and/or swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
**
Market value of security is zero.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 Category
 
Level 3
 
Valuation Technique
Unobservable Inputs
 
Input Values
 
 Corporate Bonds
 
$
2,629
 
Enterprise Value
Valuation Multiple
   
6.6
x

Any remaining Level 3 securities held by the Funds and excluded from the tables above, were not considered material to the Funds.
 
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended September 30, 2017:

LEVEL 3 - Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs

   
Senior Floating
Rate Interests
   
Corporate Bonds
   
Total
 
Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
                 
Assets:
                 
Beginning Balance
 
$
622,680
   
$
2,820
   
$
625,500
 
Purchases
   
-
     
81
     
81
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns
   
(628,747
)
   
-
     
(628,747
)
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
6,067
     
(272
)
   
5,795
 
Transfers into Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
Transfers out of Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
-
 
 Ending Balance
 
$
-
   
$
2,629
   
$
2,629
 
Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at September 30, 2017
 
$
-
   
$
(299
)
 
$
(299
)
 

 
Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Funds may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the
SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized Gain
(Loss)
   
Change in
Unrealized
   
Value
9/30/17
   
Shares
9/30/17
   
Investment
Income
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
  $
326,104
    $
    $
(7,855
)
  $
1,637
    $
(3,855
)
  $
316,031
     
321,252
    $
27,709
 


Series J (StylePlus—Mid Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 20.1%
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 7.2%
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
6,459
   
$
571,428
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
3,615
     
501,544
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A
   
6,041
     
499,893
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
   
9,950
     
475,012
 
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc.*
   
4,924
     
468,124
 
Kellogg Co.
   
6,791
     
423,555
 
Western Union Co.
   
21,429
     
411,437
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*
   
9,328
     
406,234
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
3,790
     
401,437
 
Cintas Corp.
   
2,678
     
386,382
 
Sysco Corp.
   
7,082
     
382,074
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
6,029
     
381,756
 
Sabre Corp.
   
20,178
     
365,222
 
Baxter International, Inc.
   
5,674
     
356,044
 
McKesson Corp.
   
2,314
     
355,454
 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*
   
2,044
     
351,037
 
Incyte Corp.*
   
2,898
     
338,312
 
WEX, Inc.*
   
2,846
     
319,378
 
Illumina, Inc.*
   
1,550
     
308,760
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
6,628
     
307,208
 
Robert Half International, Inc.
   
6,058
     
304,960
 
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
   
3,240
     
301,547
 
Kroger Co.
   
14,678
     
294,441
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*
   
3,670
     
292,095
 
Centene Corp.*
   
2,857
     
276,472
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
5,205
     
269,411
 
CoreLogic, Inc.*
   
5,804
     
268,261
 
QIAGEN N.V.*
   
8,475
     
266,963
 
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*
   
2,355
     
257,425
 
Zoetis, Inc.
   
3,873
     
246,942
 
Humana, Inc.
   
1,010
     
246,066
 
Campbell Soup Co.
   
5,214
     
244,119
 
Henry Schein, Inc.*
   
2,480
     
203,335
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   
2,710
     
186,340
 
FleetCor Technologies, Inc.*
   
1,091
     
168,854
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
2,476
     
167,699
 
Boston Scientific Corp.*
   
5,326
     
155,359
 
Vantiv, Inc. Class A*
   
2,101
     
148,057
 
Total System Services, Inc.
   
2,005
     
131,328
 
Gartner, Inc.*
   
1,039
     
129,262
 
ResMed, Inc.
   
1,508
     
116,056
 
CoStar Group, Inc.*
   
418
     
112,129
 
Hologic, Inc.*
   
2,925
     
107,318
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
12,904,730
 
Industrial - 4.2%
 
Roper Technologies, Inc.
   
2,846
     
692,717
 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
   
3,835
     
671,201
 
Ingersoll-Rand plc
   
6,056
     
540,014
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
3,066
     
515,180
 
Hubbell, Inc.
   
3,743
     
434,262
 
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
   
2,859
     
431,623
 
Deere & Co.
   
3,014
     
378,528
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
4,802
     
375,853
 
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*
   
3,461
     
375,795
 
Dover Corp.
   
3,684
     
336,681
 
Snap-on, Inc.
   
2,082
     
310,239
 
Corning, Inc.
   
9,105
     
272,423
 
TransDigm Group, Inc.
   
1,029
     
263,064
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
5,593
     
257,558
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
994
     
225,081
 
Waters Corp.*
   
1,112
     
199,626
 
XPO Logistics, Inc.*
   
2,893
     
196,088
 
Masco Corp.
   
4,916
     
191,773
 
Stericycle, Inc.*
   
2,555
     
182,989
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
2,556
     
177,335
 
Tech Data Corp.*
   
1,758
     
156,198
 
AMETEK, Inc.
   
1,946
     
128,514
 
Clean Harbors, Inc.*
   
2,129
     
120,714
 
Agilent Technologies, Inc.
   
1,742
     
111,836
 
Total Industrial
           
7,545,292
 
Technology - 3.6%
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
6,436
     
601,057
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
12,421
     
543,544
 
Dell Technologies Incorporated Class V Class V*
   
6,378
     
492,445
 
Lam Research Corp.
   
2,469
     
456,863
 
Cerner Corp.*
   
5,656
     
403,386
 
First Data Corp. Class A*
   
21,682
     
391,143
 
Analog Devices, Inc.
   
4,471
     
385,266
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
   
18,141
     
335,064
 
Western Digital Corp.
   
3,796
     
327,974
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
9,280
     
299,466
 
DXC Technology Co.
   
3,480
     
298,862
 
Microsemi Corp.*
   
5,514
     
283,861
 
NCR Corp.*
   
7,213
     
270,632
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
   
2,504
     
265,424
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
   
1,763
     
179,650
 
Microchip Technology, Inc.
   
1,784
     
160,168
 
Fiserv, Inc.*
   
1,162
     
149,852
 
j2 Global, Inc.
   
1,985
     
146,652
 
ServiceNow, Inc.*
   
1,167
     
137,158
 
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Class A*
   
3,059
     
131,690
 
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
   
8,158
     
122,533
 
Qorvo, Inc.*
   
1,552
     
109,695
 
Total Technology
           
6,492,385
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.3%
 
Lear Corp.
   
2,640
     
456,930
 
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
   
5,577
     
387,323
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
   
6,841
     
324,879
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A*
   
8,987
     
300,615
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
3,816
     
291,046
 
Dollar Tree, Inc.*
   
3,102
     
269,316
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
5,086
     
260,556
 
Allison Transmission Holdings, Inc.
   
5,711
     
214,334
 
WW Grainger, Inc.
   
1,158
     
208,151
 
Delphi Automotive plc
   
2,073
     
203,983
 
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
   
1,169
     
174,087
 
Whirlpool Corp.
   
940
     
173,374
 
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
   
3,093
     
149,114
 
Toll Brothers, Inc.
   
3,391
     
140,625
 
Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group Class A*
   
5,341
     
125,887
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
2,151
     
120,413
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
4,157
     
112,281
 


Series J (StylePlus—Mid Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 20.1% (continued)
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.3% (continued)
 
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,770
   
$
107,758
 
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,678
     
96,595
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
4,117,267
 
Communications - 1.6%
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
8,246
     
610,782
 
Expedia, Inc.
   
3,792
     
545,821
 
CommScope Holding Company, Inc.*
   
9,949
     
330,406
 
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.*
   
9,219
     
317,318
 
CDW Corp.
   
4,035
     
266,310
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*
   
1,766
     
254,481
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
   
11,579
     
240,727
 
F5 Networks, Inc.*
   
1,152
     
138,885
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A
   
1,780
     
110,894
 
AMC Networks, Inc. Class A*
   
1,835
     
107,292
 
Total Communications
           
2,922,916
 
Financial - 0.6%
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
2,225
     
492,948
 
Air Lease Corp. Class A
   
4,367
     
186,122
 
CBOE Holdings, Inc.
   
1,106
     
119,039
 
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT
   
5,135
     
112,662
 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT
   
924
     
109,337
 
Progressive Corp.
   
2,250
     
108,945
 
Total Financial
           
1,129,053
 
Energy - 0.2%
 
Williams Companies, Inc.
   
6,011
     
180,390
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
3,648
   
 
133,918
 
ONEOK, Inc.
   
2,163
     
119,852
 
Total Energy
           
434,160
 
Basic Materials - 0.2%
 
International Paper Co.
   
3,146
     
178,756
 
Univar, Inc.*
   
5,866
     
169,703
 
Total Basic Materials
           
348,459
 
Diversified - 0.2%
 
HRG Group, Inc.*
   
21,231
     
331,416
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $34,393,737)
           
36,225,678
 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 72.7%
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III1
   
1,810,241
     
45,437,059
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1
   
1,785,470
     
44,708,163
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1
   
1,059,319
     
26,546,536
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I1
   
586,057
     
14,715,899
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $130,665,288)
           
131,407,657
 

MONEY MARKET FUND- 6.6%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%2
   
11,823,574
     
11,823,574
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $11,823,574)
           
11,823,574
 
Total Investments - 99.4%
         
(Cost $176,882,599)
   
$
179,456,909
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.6%
     
999,076
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
180,455,985
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
               
Description
 
Contracts
 
   Expiration
date
 
Notional
Amount
   
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased
       
S&P MidCap 400 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
18
 
Dec 2017
 
$
3,231,000
   
$
101,724
 
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
9
 
Dec 2017
   
1,131,975
     
13,309
 
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
9
 
Dec 2017
   
1,076,580
     
(1,770
)
                
$
5,439,555
   
$
113,263
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
 
                   
Counterparty
Index
 
Financing Rate
Pay (Receive)
 
Payment
Frequency
Maturity
Date
 
Units
   
Notional
Value
   
Unrealized
Gain
 
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreement††
                             
UBS Group AG
Russell Midcap Growth Index
   
134.92
%
At Maturity
10/05/17
   
153,139
   
$
139,490,180
   
$
11,529,391
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Affiliated issuer.
2
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.

 

Series J (StylePlus—Mid Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
36,225,678
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
36,225,678
 
Equity Futures Contracts
   
     
115,033
     
     
     
     
115,033
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
   
     
     
     
11,529,391
     
     
11,529,391
 
Money Market Fund
   
11,823,574
     
     
     
     
     
11,823,574
 
Mutual Funds
   
131,407,657
     
     
     
     
     
131,407,657
 
Total Assets
 
$
179,456,909
   
$
115,033
   
$
   
$
11,529,391
   
$
   
$
191,101,333
 
 
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Equity Futures Contracts
 
$
   
$
1,770
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,770
 
 
*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
Affiliated Transactions
 
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:

Security Name
 
Value 12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized Gain
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value 09/30/17
   
Shares 09/30/17
   
Investment Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
$
23,566,676
   
$
300,325
   
$
(9,249,977
)
 
$
102,080
   
$
(3,205
)
 
$
14,715,899
     
586,057
   
$
301,447
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
   
31,890,964
     
521,130
     
(5,999,992
)
   
23,971
     
110,463
     
26,546,536
     
1,059,319
     
523,085
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
   
31,629,271
     
12,976,308
     
     
     
102,584
     
44,708,163
     
1,785,470
     
777,880
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
   
42,142,748
     
3,172,555
     
     
     
121,756
     
45,437,059
     
1,810,241
     
925,416
 
   
$
129,229,659
   
$
16,970,318
   
$
(15,249,969
)
 
$
126,051
   
$
331,598
   
$
131,407,657
           
$
2,527,828
 


Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 67.7%
 
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
   
36,173
   
$
9,087,744
 
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
   
37,657
     
8,689,729
 
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
   
71,658
     
7,853,000
 
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
   
33,379
     
4,046,536
 
iShares Core S&P Mid-Capital ETF
   
16,268
     
2,910,345
 
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
   
29,742
     
2,036,732
 
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
   
2
     
506
 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
         
(Cost $24,852,499)
           
34,624,592
 

MUTUAL FUNDS - 30.9%
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III1
   
368,544
     
9,250,461
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1
   
154,198
     
3,861,113
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1
   
68,797
     
1,724,061
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I1
   
38,651
     
970,539
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $15,720,372)
           
15,806,174
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.5%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%2
   
262,014
     
262,014
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $262,014)
           
262,014
 

   
Face
Amount
       
U.S. TREASURY BILLS†† - 1.0%
 
U.S. Treasury Bill
 
1.03% due 12/14/173,4,5
 
$
500,000
     
499,029
 
Total U.S. Treasury Bills
         
(Cost $498,936)
           
499,029
 
Total Investments - 100.1%
         
(Cost $41,333,821)
   
$
51,191,809
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.1)%
     
(67,570
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
51,124,239
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
               
Description
 
Contracts
 
   Expiration date
 
Notional Amount
   
Unrealized
Gain/(Loss)
 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased
       
Russell 2000 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
30
 
Dec 2017
 
$
2,238,450
   
$
115,198
 
MSCI EAFE Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
63
 
Dec 2017
   
6,231,331
     
38,326
 
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
10
 
Dec 2017
   
1,257,750
     
27,237
 
S&P/TSX 60 IX Index Futures Contracts
   
2
 
Dec 2017
   
294,454
     
14,364
 
S&P MidCap 400 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
179,500
     
7,684
 
Nikkei 225 (CME) Index Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
101,950
     
5,596
 
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
2
 
Dec 2017
   
239,240
     
4,356
 
FTSE 100 Index Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
98,274
     
2,101
 
DAX Index Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
379,225
     
(751
)
                
$
11,020,174
   
$
214,111
 
                           
Currency Futures Contracts Purchased
         
Australian Dollar Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
 
 
78,360
   
 
(33
)
Canadian Dollar Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
80,175
     
(643
)
Euro FX Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
148,350
     
(2,003
)
Japanese Yen Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
111,488
     
(2,614
)
                
$
418,373
   
$
(5,293
)
                           
Interest Rate Futures Contracts Purchased
         
U.S. Treasury 2 Year Note Futures Contracts
   
20
 
Dec 2017
 
 
4,313,125
   
 
(11,281
)
U.S. Treasury 10 Year Note Futures Contracts
   
60
 
Dec 2017
   
7,515,937
     
(80,257
)
                
$
11,829,062
   
$
(91,539
)
                           
Equity Futures Contracts Sold Short
         
Hang Seng Index Futures Contracts††
   
1
 
Oct 2017
 
 
177,018
   
 
939
 
SPI 200 Index Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
   
111,423
     
379
 
CAC 40 10 Euro Index Futures Contracts
   
5
 
Oct 2017
   
314,531
     
(7,212
)
                
$
602,972
   
$
(5,894
)
 

Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Affiliated issuer.
2
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
3
All or a portion of this security is pledged as futures collateral at September 30, 2017.
4
Rate indicated is the effective yield at the time of purchase.
5
Zero coupon rate security.
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Equity Futures Contracts
 
$
   
$
215,241
   
$
   
$
939
   
$
   
$
216,180
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
34,624,592
     
     
     
     
     
34,624,592
 
Money Market Fund
   
262,014
     
     
     
     
     
262,014
 
Mutual Funds
   
15,806,174
     
     
     
     
     
15,806,174
 
U.S. Treasury Bills
   
     
     
499,029
     
     
     
499,029
 
Total Assets
 
$
50,692,780
   
$
215,241
   
$
499,029
   
$
939
   
$
   
$
51,407,989
 

Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Currency Futures Contracts
 
$
   
$
5,293
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
5,293
 
Equity Futures Contracts
   
     
7,963
     
     
     
     
7,963
 
Interest Rate Futures Contracts
   
     
91,539
     
     
     
     
91,539
 
Total Liabilities
 
$
   
$
104,795
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
104,795
  
 
*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
Affiliated Transactions
 
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:

Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value
09/30/17
   
Shares
09/30/17
   
Investment
Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
$
953,501
   
$
12,820
   
$
   
$
   
$
4,218
   
$
970,539
     
38,651
   
$
12,847
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
   
1,687,827
     
28,738
     
     
     
7,496
     
1,724,061
     
68,797
     
28,824
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
   
3,770,765
     
79,690
     
     
     
10,658
     
3,861,113
     
154,198
     
79,968
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
   
9,523,812
     
200,148
     
(500,000
)
   
1,994
     
24,507
     
9,250,461
     
368,544
     
200,855
 
   
$
15,935,905
   
$
321,396
   
$
(500,000
)
 
$
1,994
   
$
46,879
   
$
15,806,174
           
$
322,494
 


Series O (All Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 99.3%
 
Financial - 28.5%
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
34,186
   
$
3,265,105
 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B*
   
15,461
     
2,834,310
 
Bank of America Corp.
   
93,808
     
2,377,095
 
Citigroup, Inc.
   
30,067
     
2,187,074
 
Wells Fargo & Co.
   
31,519
     
1,738,273
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
36,235
     
1,709,567
 
Unum Group
   
26,045
     
1,331,681
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.*
   
28,274
     
1,233,029
 
BB&T Corp.
   
24,850
     
1,166,459
 
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
   
11,208
     
1,016,005
 
KeyCorp
   
53,394
     
1,004,875
 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
   
16,269
     
972,398
 
Charles Schwab Corp.
   
22,019
     
963,111
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
10,710
     
838,700
 
Welltower, Inc. REIT
   
11,694
     
821,855
 
Allstate Corp.
   
8,427
     
774,526
 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A REIT
   
35,550
     
716,688
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
49,943
     
697,204
 
Morgan Stanley
   
13,288
     
640,083
 
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. REIT
   
19,665
     
627,510
 
Equity Commonwealth REIT*
   
20,007
     
608,213
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
11,110
     
555,167
 
Assured Guaranty Ltd.
   
14,213
     
536,541
 
Radian Group, Inc.
   
27,464
     
513,302
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT
   
4,963
     
437,340
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT
   
3,623
     
431,028
 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
   
6,280
     
412,784
 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT
   
22,000
     
406,780
 
Regions Financial Corp.
   
25,781
     
392,645
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.
   
3,683
     
391,577
 
American International Group, Inc.
   
6,175
     
379,083
 
Alleghany Corp.*
   
684
     
378,943
 
Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT
   
37,705
     
352,165
 
Howard Hughes Corp.*
   
2,937
     
346,360
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
3,994
     
328,107
 
Sun Communities, Inc. REIT
   
3,823
     
327,555
 
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B
   
9,657
     
286,813
 
Lexington Realty Trust REIT
   
24,950
     
254,989
 
National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT
   
9,992
     
242,206
 
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT
   
14,379
     
234,234
 
Camden Property Trust REIT
   
2,492
     
227,893
 
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT
   
7,771
     
225,514
 
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT
   
3,738
     
216,505
 
Popular, Inc.
   
5,970
     
214,562
 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT
   
7,101
     
213,669
 
Rayonier, Inc. REIT
   
6,647
     
192,032
 
Liberty Property Trust REIT
   
4,457
     
183,004
 
CoreCivic, Inc. REIT
   
6,568
     
175,825
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
2,687
     
148,940
 
Customers Bancorp, Inc.*
   
3,193
     
104,156
 
Physicians Realty Trust REIT
   
4,543
     
80,547
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
1,193
     
23,275
 
Total Financial
           
36,737,302
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 16.2%
 
Johnson & Johnson
   
19,695
     
2,560,547
 
Pfizer, Inc.
   
47,521
     
1,696,500
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
22,873
     
1,464,558
 
Procter & Gamble Co.
   
13,284
     
1,208,578
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
35,806
     
1,150,805
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
16,239
     
1,127,961
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A
   
10,038
     
707,177
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
5,953
     
697,037
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
10,416
     
659,541
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
3,364
     
658,839
 
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*
   
16,131
     
652,499
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
6,893
     
645,461
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*
   
7,782
     
619,369
 
United Therapeutics Corp.*
   
4,833
     
566,379
 
Perrigo Company plc
   
5,752
     
486,907
 
DaVita, Inc.*
   
7,079
     
420,422
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A
   
5,050
     
417,888
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
8,880
     
411,588
 
Post Holdings, Inc.*
   
4,500
     
397,215
 
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
8,836
     
375,618
 
Medtronic plc
   
4,720
     
367,074
 
Philip Morris International, Inc.
   
3,180
     
353,012
 
Myriad Genetics, Inc.*
   
9,725
     
351,851
 
Dermira, Inc.*
   
11,998
     
323,946
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
1,987
     
320,940
 
Premier, Inc. Class A*
   
9,350
     
304,530
 
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.*
   
5,801
     
277,056
 
Akorn, Inc.*
   
8,323
     
276,240
 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
4,416
     
263,370
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
2,166
     
261,306
 
JM Smucker Co.
   
2,020
     
211,959
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
4,180
     
190,023
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
2,052
     
181,540
 
ACCO Brands Corp.*
   
11,917
     
141,812
 
SP Plus Corp.*
   
2,548
     
100,646
 
Lannett Company, Inc.*
   
4,895
     
90,313
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
20,940,507
 
Industrial - 12.8%
 
WestRock Co.
   
32,316
     
1,833,286
 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
16,017
     
1,606,345
 
General Electric Co.
   
39,991
     
966,982
 
Orbital ATK, Inc.
   
6,432
     
856,485
 
Republic Services, Inc. Class A
   
12,387
     
818,285
 
Corning, Inc.
   
26,650
     
797,368
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
   
12,737
     
760,654
 
Owens Corning
   
9,134
     
706,516
 
United Technologies Corp.
   
5,724
     
664,442
 
Crane Co.
   
7,337
     
586,887
 
Eagle Materials, Inc.
   
4,929
     
525,924
 
Honeywell International, Inc.
   
3,573
     
506,437
 
Eaton Corporation plc
   
6,518
     
500,517
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Class A*
   
16,376
     
474,576
 
Celadon Group, Inc.
   
66,481
     
448,747
 
Harris Corp.
   
3,264
     
429,804
 
 

Series O (All Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.3% (continued)
 
Industrial - 12.8% (continued)
 
Jabil, Inc.
   
14,718
   
$
420,199
 
Timken Co.
   
7,189
     
349,026
 
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.
   
100,999
     
346,427
 
Snap-on, Inc.
   
2,221
     
330,951
 
Kirby Corp.*
   
4,917
     
324,276
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.
   
7,190
     
279,763
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
   
10,765
     
270,847
 
Dycom Industries, Inc.*
   
2,827
     
242,783
 
ITT, Inc.
   
5,432
     
240,475
 
Golar LNG Ltd.
   
10,036
     
226,914
 
US Concrete, Inc.*
   
2,898
     
221,117
 
Fabrinet*
   
5,708
     
211,538
 
GasLog Ltd.
   
10,297
     
179,683
 
American Outdoor Brands Corp.*
   
9,449
     
144,097
 
TriMas Corp.*
   
4,731
     
127,737
 
Total Industrial
           
16,399,088
 
Energy - 10.0%
 
Chevron Corp.
   
25,300
     
2,972,750
 
Exxon Mobil Corp.
   
25,723
     
2,108,772
 
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
   
74,160
     
1,422,389
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
81,349
     
1,103,092
 
Valero Energy Corp.
   
10,843
     
834,152
 
Hess Corp.
   
15,197
     
712,587
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
   
119,428
     
652,077
 
Rowan Companies plc Class A*
   
45,411
     
583,531
 
Concho Resources, Inc.*
   
3,647
     
480,383
 
Diamondback Energy, Inc.*
   
4,599
     
450,518
 
Andeavor
   
4,134
     
426,422
 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*
   
27,205
     
351,761
 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*
   
31,767
     
289,715
 
Range Resources Corp.
   
11,294
     
221,024
 
MRC Global, Inc.*
   
6,411
     
112,128
 
WildHorse Resource Development Corp.*
   
6,956
     
92,654
 
Total Energy
           
12,813,955
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 9.6%
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
   
17,205
     
1,344,398
 
DR Horton, Inc.
   
30,643
     
1,223,575
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
31,296
     
1,040,591
 
Lear Corp.
   
5,295
     
916,459
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
15,990
     
895,121
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
9,561
     
777,500
 
UniFirst Corp.
   
4,165
     
630,998
 
PVH Corp.
   
4,819
     
607,482
 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*
   
32,233
     
597,277
 
Target Corp.
   
9,280
     
547,613
 
PACCAR, Inc.
   
7,199
     
520,776
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
36,072
     
515,830
 
MGM Resorts International
   
14,955
     
487,383
 
Carnival Corp.
   
6,544
     
422,546
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*
   
5,402
     
369,551
 
Caleres, Inc.
   
10,132
     
309,229
 
GMS, Inc.*
   
7,622
     
269,819
 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
   
6,304
     
230,916
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
5,680
     
202,378
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
2,439
     
194,974
 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
   
1,882
     
89,527
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
1,431
     
87,434
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
12,281,377
 
Utilities - 8.1%
 
Ameren Corp.
   
24,035
     
1,390,185
 
OGE Energy Corp.
   
35,851
     
1,291,712
 
UGI Corp.
   
21,026
     
985,278
 
Exelon Corp.
   
25,408
     
957,119
 
FirstEnergy Corp.
   
29,657
     
914,325
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
18,645
     
862,331
 
Edison International
   
9,238
     
712,896
 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
   
7,141
     
603,843
 
Avista Corp.
   
10,450
     
540,997
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
9,624
     
439,239
 
Black Hills Corp.
   
6,287
     
432,986
 
Duke Energy Corp.
   
4,420
     
370,926
 
Calpine Corp.*
   
21,488
     
316,948
 
AES Corp.
   
26,885
     
296,273
 
ONE Gas, Inc.
   
3,529
     
259,876
 
Total Utilities
           
10,374,934
 
Technology - 5.9%
 
Intel Corp.
   
42,340
     
1,612,307
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
38,756
     
1,250,656
 
Xerox Corp.
   
25,110
     
835,912
 
Qorvo, Inc.*
   
10,349
     
731,467
 
Apple, Inc.
   
3,896
     
600,452
 
Micron Technology, Inc.*
   
14,564
     
572,802
 
VMware, Inc. Class A*
   
4,104
     
448,116
 
Cray, Inc.*
   
16,255
     
316,160
 
QUALCOMM, Inc.
   
4,794
     
248,521
 
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
   
46,286
     
237,447
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
   
4,350
     
231,942
 
NCR Corp.*
   
5,847
     
219,379
 
Oracle Corp.
   
4,286
     
207,228
 
Total Technology
           
7,512,389
 
Communications - 4.1%
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
44,059
     
1,481,704
 
AT&T, Inc.
   
23,400
     
916,578
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A
   
5,787
     
497,045
 
Time Warner, Inc.
   
4,818
     
493,604
 
Infinera Corp.*
   
42,991
     
381,330
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
7,439
     
368,156
 
Ciena Corp.*
   
13,183
     
289,631
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
29,738
     
281,321
 
Finisar Corp.*
   
12,658
     
280,628
 
Time, Inc.
   
15,861
     
214,124
 
Oclaro, Inc.*
   
13,238
     
114,244
 
Total Communications
           
5,318,365
 
Basic Materials - 3.8%
 
Nucor Corp.
   
22,928
     
1,284,885
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
   
13,676
     
1,041,701
 
DowDuPont, Inc.
   
10,013
     
693,200
 
Steel Dynamics, Inc.
   
14,625
     
504,124
 
Cabot Corp.
   
7,190
     
401,202
 
Westlake Chemical Corp.
   
3,815
     
316,988
 
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A
   
2,274
     
225,240
 
Olin Corp.
   
6,544
     
224,132
 
United States Steel Corp.
   
4,830
     
123,938
 
Total Basic Materials
           
4,815,410
 
Diversified - 0.3%
 
Leucadia National Corp.
   
12,920
     
326,230
 
 

Series O (All Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
 
Shares
 
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.3% (continued)
 
Diversified - 0.3% (continued)
 
Total Common Stocks
     
(Cost $102,950,939)
    $
127,519,557
 
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 0.8%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%1
   
1,030,197
     
1,030,197
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $1,030,197)
           
1,030,197
 
Total Investments - 100.1%
         
(Cost $103,981,136)
   
$
128,549,754
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (0.1)%
     
(181,090
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
128,368,664
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 3
 Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
127,519,557
   
$
   
$
   
$
127,519,557
 
Money Market Fund
   
1,030,197
     
     
     
1,030,197
 
Total Assets
 
$
128,549,754
   
$
   
$
   
$
128,549,754
 
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 0.8%
 
Energy - 0.4%
 
SandRidge Energy, Inc.*
   
14,596
   
$
293,233
 
Titan Energy LLC*
   
10,783
     
48,524
 
Approach Resources, Inc.*
   
12,420
     
31,174
 
Stallion Oilfield Holdings Ltd.*,†††
   
19,265
     
12,041
 
Total Energy
           
384,972
 
Technology - 0.4%
 
Aspect Software Parent, Inc.*,†††,1,2
   
35,351
     
364,116
 
Communications - 0.0%
 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.*,††
   
2,107
     
16,329
 
Aimia, Inc.
   
5
     
10
 
Total Communications
           
16,339
 
Diversified - 0.0%
 
Leucadia National Corp.
   
247
     
6,237
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 0.0%
 
Crimson Wine Group Ltd.*
   
24
     
258
 
MEDIQ, Inc.*,†††,1
   
92
     
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
258
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 0.0%
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
1
     
49
 
Chorus Aviation, Inc.
   
3
     
20
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
69
 
Financial - 0.0%
 
Adelphia Recovery Trust*,†††,1
   
5,270
     
1
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $2,363,785)
           
771,992
 

PREFERRED STOCKS†† - 0.0%
 
Industrial - 0.0%
 
U.S. Shipping Corp. *
     
24,529
     
25,755
 
Total Preferred Stocks
         
(Cost $625,000)
             
25,755
 

WARRANTS†† - 0.0%
 
Comstock Resources, Inc.
           
$0.01, 09/06/18*
   
2,406
     
14,604
 
Total Warrants
         
(Cost $20,248)
           
14,604
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS- 1.0%
 
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF
   
26,350
     
983,382
 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
         
(Cost $977,430)
           
983,382
 

MONEY MARKET FUND- 3.3%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%3
   
3,159,451
     
3,159,451
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $3,159,451)
           
3,159,451
 

       
Face
Amount~
       
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 80.7%
 
Communications -  17.1%
               
DISH DBS Corp.
               
5.88% due 11/15/24
     
 
1,250,000
   
 
1,310,155
 
7.75% due 07/01/26
       
500,000
     
574,085
 
CCO Holdings LLC / CCO Holdings Capital Corp.
                   
5.13% due 05/01/27
       
1,100,000
     
1,115,125
 
5.00% due 02/01/28
       
600,000
     
597,930
 
SFR Group S.A.
                   
7.38% due 05/01/264,5
       
1,175,000
     
1,269,000
 
6.25% due 05/15/245
       
200,000
     
211,200
 
6.00% due 05/15/225
       
125,000
     
130,625
 
MDC Partners, Inc.
                   
6.50% due 05/01/244,5
       
1,475,000
     
1,486,062
 
EIG Investors Corp.
                   
10.88% due 02/01/24
       
1,000,000
     
1,099,999
 
CSC Holdings LLC
                   
5.25% due 06/01/24
       
650,000
     
657,313
 
6.75% due 11/15/21
       
200,000
     
221,000
 
5.50% due 04/15/275
       
150,000
     
156,000
 
Sirius XM Radio, Inc.
                   
5.38% due 07/15/265
       
550,000
     
578,875
 
5.00% due 08/01/275
       
400,000
     
408,000
 
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC / McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance
                   
7.88% due 05/15/245
       
925,000
     
912,281
 
Cengage Learning, Inc.
                   
9.50% due 06/15/245
       
925,000
     
804,750
 
Inmarsat Finance plc
                   
4.88% due 05/15/225
       
625,000
     
637,500
 
Virgin Media Secured Finance plc
                   
5.00% due 04/15/27
    GBP
450,000
     
619,974
 
Virgin Media Finance plc
                   
6.38% due 04/15/235
       
500,000
     
521,875
 
Sprint Spectrum Company LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co II LLC / Sprint Spectrum Co III LLC
                   
3.36% due 09/20/215
       
375,000
     
380,625
 
Zayo Group LLC / Zayo Capital, Inc.
                   
5.75% due 01/15/275
       
350,000
     
371,000
 
Altice US Finance I Corp.
                   
5.50% due 05/15/265
       
300,000
     
316,407
 
Midcontinent Communications / Midcontinent Finance Corp.
                   
6.88% due 08/15/235
       
250,000
     
269,375
 
Nokia Oyj
                   
4.38% due 06/12/27
       
250,000
     
257,188
 
Charter Communications Operating LLC / Charter Communications Operating Capital
                   
4.20% due 03/15/28
       
225,000
     
227,679
 
Ziggo Bond Finance B.V.
                   
5.88% due 01/15/255
       
200,000
     
208,500
 
Ziggo Secured Finance B.V.
                   
5.50% due 01/15/275
       
200,000
     
204,938
 
Level 3 Financing, Inc.
                   
5.25% due 03/15/26
       
200,000
     
204,938
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
       
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 80.7% (continued)
 
Communications -  17.1% (continued)
               
EW Scripps Co.
               
5.13% due 05/15/255
     
 
150,000
   
$
153,000
 
AMC Networks, Inc.
                   
4.75% due 08/01/25
       
150,000
     
151,500
 
VeriSign, Inc.
                   
4.75% due 07/15/27
       
125,000
     
128,750
 
Total Communications
               
16,185,649
 
Energy -  11.9%
                   
Unit Corp.
                   
6.63% due 05/15/21
       
1,225,000
     
1,228,062
 
American Midstream Partners Limited Partnership / American Midstream Finance Corp.
                   
8.50% due 12/15/214
       
1,100,000
     
1,135,750
 
Legacy Reserves Limited Partnership / Legacy Reserves Finance Corp.
                   
6.63% due 12/01/21
       
625,000
     
395,313
 
8.00% due 12/01/20
       
505,000
     
348,450
 
CONSOL Energy, Inc.
                   
8.00% due 04/01/23
       
450,000
     
478,152
 
5.88% due 04/15/22
       
200,000
     
202,000
 
Alta Mesa Holdings, LP / Alta Mesa Finance Services Corp.
                   
7.88% due 12/15/24
       
600,000
     
647,999
 
Antero Resources Corp.
                   
5.63% due 06/01/23
       
350,000
     
364,875
 
5.13% due 12/01/22
       
256,000
     
261,760
 
QEP Resources, Inc.
                   
5.25% due 05/01/23
       
350,000
     
340,375
 
6.88% due 03/01/21
       
200,000
     
210,500
 
5.38% due 10/01/22
       
50,000
     
49,125
 
Exterran Energy Solutions Limited Partnership / EES Finance Corp.
                   
8.13% due 05/01/25
       
575,000
     
595,125
 
EP Energy LLC / Everest Acquisition Finance, Inc.
                   
8.00% due 02/15/255
       
400,000
     
311,500
 
6.38% due 06/15/23
       
350,000
     
215,250
 
Comstock Resources, Inc.
                   
10.00% due 03/15/20
       
500,000
     
497,500
 
Covey Park Energy LLC / Covey Park Finance Corp.
                   
7.50% due 05/15/255
       
475,000
     
492,219
 
Gibson Energy, Inc.
                   
5.25% due 07/15/245
    CAD
 600,000
     
479,617
 
TerraForm Power Operating LLC
                   
6.37% due 02/01/235,6
       
400,000
     
416,000
 
Cheniere Corpus Christi Holdings LLC
                   
5.88% due 03/31/25
       
200,000
     
215,250
 
5.13% due 06/30/27
       
150,000
     
154,500
 
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.
                   
5.88% due 02/01/245
       
325,000
     
342,875
 
NGPL PipeCo LLC
                   
4.88% due 08/15/275
       
300,000
     
314,355
 
Summit Midstream Holdings LLC / Summit Midstream Finance Corp.
                   
5.75% due 04/15/25
       
275,000
     
279,125
 
Callon Petroleum Co.
                   
6.13% due 10/01/24
       
250,000
     
258,750
 
Sabine Pass Liquefaction LLC
                   
6.25% due 03/15/22
       
225,000
     
253,068
 
Crestwood Midstream Partners Limited Partnership / Crestwood Midstream Finance Corp.
                   
5.75% due 04/01/25
       
175,000
     
178,719
 
NuStar Logistics, LP
                   
5.63% due 04/28/27
       
150,000
     
158,250
 
Trinidad Drilling Ltd.
                   
6.63% due 02/15/255
       
150,000
     
140,250
 
PDC Energy, Inc.
                   
7.75% due 10/15/22
       
100,000
     
104,125
 
Murphy Oil Corp.
                   
5.75% due 08/15/25
       
100,000
     
102,990
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.
                   
5.75% due 03/15/21
       
75,000
     
73,688
 
BreitBurn Energy Partners Limited Partnership / BreitBurn Finance Corp.
                   
7.88% due 04/15/227
       
750,000
     
37,500
 
8.63% due 10/15/207
       
250,000
     
12,500
 
Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd.
                   
5.88% due 09/25/227,8
       
173,733
     
17,373
 
Total Energy
               
11,312,890
 
Financial -  11.3%
                   
Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN Company-Issuer Corp.
                   
7.38% due 04/01/205
       
655,000
     
675,469
 
7.50% due 04/15/215
       
500,000
     
517,500
 
6.88% due 04/15/225
       
400,000
     
402,000
 
7.25% due 08/15/245
       
400,000
     
401,000
 
FBM Finance, Inc.
                   
8.25% due 08/15/215
       
1,025,000
     
1,096,750
 
Kennedy-Wilson, Inc.
                   
5.88% due 04/01/24
       
1,045,000
     
1,076,350
 
Icahn Enterprises, LP / Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.
                   
5.88% due 02/01/22
       
700,000
     
721,000
 
Citigroup, Inc.
                   
6.30% 10,11
       
650,000
     
705,250
 
Greystar Real Estate Partners LLC
                   
8.25% due 12/01/225
       
500,000
     
533,750
 
NewStar Financial, Inc.
                   
7.25% due 05/01/20
       
500,000
     
515,000
 
GEO Group, Inc.
                   
6.00% due 04/15/26
       
250,000
     
262,813
 
5.88% due 10/15/24
       
200,000
     
208,500
 
Wilton Re Finance LLC
                   
5.88% due 03/30/335,11
       
400,000
     
421,999
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
       
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 80.7% (continued)
 
Financial -  11.3% (continued)
               
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
               
5.00% due 06/15/27
     
 
350,000
   
$
362,731
 
EPR Properties
                   
5.75% due 08/15/22
       
300,000
     
332,033
 
Jefferies LoanCore LLC / JLC Finance Corp.
                   
6.88% due 06/01/205
       
300,000
     
310,125
 
Compass Bank
                   
3.88% due 04/10/25
       
300,000
     
299,371
 
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
                   
5.30% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 383 bps) 9,10
       
250,000
     
268,438
 
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
                   
5.00% 10,11
       
250,000
     
261,875
 
Hospitality Properties Trust
                   
4.50% due 03/15/25
       
250,000
     
256,924
 
Capital One Financial Corp.
                   
3.75% due 07/28/26
       
250,000
     
247,582
 
USIS Merger Sub, Inc.
                   
6.88% due 05/01/255
       
225,000
     
229,219
 
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Holdings, Inc.
                   
6.38% due 04/01/215
       
180,000
     
184,500
 
iStar, Inc.
                   
4.63% due 09/15/20
       
90,000
     
92,025
 
5.25% due 09/15/22
       
85,000
     
86,275
 
NFP Corp.
                   
6.88% due 07/15/255
       
150,000
     
152,250
 
SBA Communications Corp.
                   
4.00% due 10/01/22
       
125,000
     
125,625
 
Total Financial
               
10,746,354
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  10.3%
                   
Vector Group Ltd.
                   
6.13% due 02/01/254,5
       
1,700,000
     
1,759,500
 
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
                   
7.00% due 03/15/244,5
       
1,100,000
     
1,174,349
 
6.50% due 03/15/225
       
200,000
     
211,500
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
                   
7.50% due 01/01/22
       
410,000
     
434,088
 
5.13% due 05/01/25
       
425,000
     
419,156
 
4.63% due 07/15/24
       
250,000
     
247,740
 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
                   
8.00% due 05/15/22
       
900,000
     
933,749
 
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC / Midas Intermediate Holdco II Finance, Inc.
                   
7.88% due 10/01/225
       
675,000
     
683,438
 
Post Holdings, Inc.
                   
5.50% due 03/01/255
       
650,000
     
674,375
 
WEX, Inc.
                   
4.75% due 02/01/235
       
500,000
     
512,500
 
Halyard Health, Inc.
                   
6.25% due 10/15/22
       
425,000
     
443,594
 
Central Garden & Pet Co.
                   
6.13% due 11/15/23
       
350,000
     
372,750
 
KeHE Distributors LLC / KeHE Finance Corp.
                   
7.63% due 08/15/215
       
350,000
     
351,750
 
Albertsons Companies LLC / Safeway Incorporated / New Albertson's Inc / Albertson's LLC
   
6.63% due 06/15/24
       
225,000
     
210,094
 
5.75% due 03/15/25
       
100,000
     
88,000
 
Nielsen Company Luxembourg SARL
                   
5.00% due 02/01/255
       
250,000
     
260,313
 
Avantor, Inc.
                   
4.75% due 10/01/24
    EUR
100,000
     
120,294
 
6.00% due 10/01/245
       
100,000
     
102,500
 
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.
                   
6.50% due 03/01/24
       
200,000
     
214,750
 
HCA, Inc.
                   
5.50% due 06/15/47
       
200,000
     
207,250
 
Beverages & More, Inc.
                   
11.50% due 06/15/225
       
200,000
     
187,500
 
AMN Healthcare, Inc.
                   
5.13% due 10/01/245
       
125,000
     
129,531
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
               
9,738,721
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  9.2%
                   
Ferrellgas, LP / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
                   
6.75% due 01/15/22
       
1,000,000
     
969,999
 
WMG Acquisition Corp.
                   
6.75% due 04/15/224,5
       
815,000
     
856,768
 
Ferrellgas Limited Partnership / Ferrellgas Finance Corp.
                   
6.75% due 06/15/23
       
600,000
     
579,000
 
6.50% due 05/01/21
       
200,000
     
194,000
 
Nathan's Famous, Inc.
                   
10.00% due 03/15/205
       
600,000
     
627,000
 
Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment Inc. / Seminole Hard Rock International LLC
                   
5.88% due 05/15/215
       
600,000
     
606,000
 
Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
                   
5.50% due 03/01/255
       
550,000
     
572,688
 
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
                   
6.13% due 05/15/27
       
375,000
     
370,313
 
5.88% due 11/15/26
       
150,000
     
147,938
 
Delphi Jersey Holdings plc
                   
5.00% due 10/01/255
       
500,000
     
508,750
 
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
                   
8.00% due 05/01/225
       
450,000
     
478,125
 
L Brands, Inc.
                   
6.75% due 07/01/36
       
300,000
     
290,190
 
7.60% due 07/15/37
       
175,000
     
175,000
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
       
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 80.7% (continued)
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  9.2% (continued)
               
Suburban Propane Partners, LP / Suburban Energy Finance Corp.
               
5.50% due 06/01/24
     
 
350,000
   
$
351,750
 
Tesla, Inc.
                   
5.30% due 08/15/255
       
350,000
     
341,250
 
Suburban Propane Partners Limited Partnership/Suburban Energy Finance Corp.
                   
5.88% due 03/01/27
       
300,000
     
297,000
 
TVL Finance PLC
                   
8.50% due 05/15/23
    GBP 180,000      
266,351
 
Interval Acquisition Corp.
                   
5.63% due 04/15/23
       
250,000
     
257,500
 
PetSmart, Inc.
                   
5.88% due 06/01/255
       
275,000
     
239,938
 
Lithia Motors, Inc.
                   
5.25% due 08/01/255
       
205,000
     
212,944
 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
                   
5.00% due 06/15/27
       
170,000
     
171,806
 
Wabash National Corp.
                   
5.50% due 10/01/255
       
115,000
     
117,156
 
Allison Transmission, Inc.
                   
4.75% due 10/01/275
       
100,000
     
100,750
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
               
8,732,216
 
Industrial -  5.9%
                   
Grinding Media Inc. / MC Grinding Media Canada Inc.
                   
7.38% due 12/15/234,5
       
1,000,000
     
1,084,999
 
Novelis Corp.
                   
5.88% due 09/30/265
       
700,000
     
710,500
 
6.25% due 08/15/245
       
150,000
     
156,405
 
Amsted Industries, Inc.
                   
5.38% due 09/15/245
       
650,000
     
683,313
 
Summit Materials LLC / Summit Materials Finance Corp.
                   
8.50% due 04/15/22
       
500,000
     
562,500
 
Tutor Perini Corp.
                   
6.88% due 05/01/255
       
475,000
     
515,375
 
StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.
                   
10.00% due 07/15/235
       
460,000
     
509,450
 
BWAY Holding Co.
                   
5.50% due 04/15/245
       
350,000
     
365,750
 
Standard Industries, Inc.
                   
5.50% due 02/15/235
       
200,000
     
211,750
 
5.00% due 02/15/275
       
100,000
     
104,250
 
Infor US, Inc.
                   
5.75% due 05/15/22
    EUR
 150,000
     
185,113
 
Ardagh Packaging Finance plc / Ardagh Holdings USA, Inc.
                   
7.25% due 05/15/245
       
125,000
     
137,109
 
Actuant Corp.
                   
5.63% due 06/15/22
       
100,000
     
102,625
 
Wrangler Buyer Corp.
                   
6.00% due 10/01/255
       
80,000
     
81,400
 
Multi-Color Corp.
                   
4.88% due 11/01/255
       
80,000
     
80,876
 
Reynolds Group Issuer Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC / Reynolds Group Issuer
                   
6.88% due 02/15/21
       
64,814
     
66,434
 
Total Industrial
               
5,557,849
 
Utilities -  5.2%
                   
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands B.V.
                   
6.88% due 05/15/235
       
1,300,000
     
1,365,000
 
Terraform Global Operating LLC
                   
9.75% due 08/15/225
       
1,150,000
     
1,276,500
 
AES Corp.
                   
6.00% due 05/15/264
       
850,000
     
914,813
 
5.13% due 09/01/27
       
100,000
     
102,500
 
AmeriGas Partners, LP / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
                   
5.63% due 05/20/24
       
500,000
     
526,875
 
5.75% due 05/20/27
       
350,000
     
357,875
 
AmeriGas Partners Limited Partnership / AmeriGas Finance Corp.
                   
5.50% due 05/20/25
       
350,000
     
359,625
 
Total Utilities
               
4,903,188
 
Basic Materials -  4.7%
                   
Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V.
                   
7.00% due 09/30/264,5
       
950,000
     
1,075,875
 
6.75% due 09/30/245
       
350,000
     
387,625
 
Eldorado Gold Corp.
                   
6.13% due 12/15/205
       
1,290,000
     
1,310,962
 
Constellium N.V.
                   
7.88% due 04/01/215
       
400,000
     
424,000
 
Yamana Gold, Inc.
                   
4.95% due 07/15/24
       
300,000
     
307,500
 
Big River Steel LLC / BRS Finance Corp.
                   
7.25% due 09/01/255
       
275,000
     
291,775
 
PQ Corp.
                   
6.75% due 11/15/225
       
200,000
     
216,500
 
Commercial Metals Co.
                   
5.38% due 07/15/27
       
175,000
     
183,750
 
Clearwater Paper Corp.
                   
5.38% due 02/01/255
       
150,000
     
149,250
 
Valvoline, Inc.
                   
4.38% due 08/15/25
       
109,000
     
111,044
 
Mirabela Nickel Ltd.
                   
2.37% due 06/24/19
       
390,085
     
35,108
 
Total Basic Materials
               
4,493,389
 
Technology -  4.5%
                   
Epicor Software
                   
9.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 825 bps) due 06/21/23†††,1,9
       
1,150,000
     
1,123,550
 
Micron Technology, Inc.
                   
5.25% due 08/01/23
       
525,000
     
547,575
 
7.50% due 09/15/23
       
435,000
     
483,394
 
First Data Corp.
                   
5.75% due 01/15/244,5
       
850,000
     
889,312
 
NCR Corp.
                   
6.38% due 12/15/23
       
350,000
     
373,310
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
       
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
CORPORATE BONDS†† - 80.7% (continued)
 
Technology -  4.5% (continued)
               
Microsoft Corp.
               
4.20% due 11/03/35
     
 
200,000
   
$
222,349
 
Oracle Corp.
                   
3.85% due 07/15/36
       
150,000
     
155,241
 
CDK Global, Inc.
                   
4.88% due 06/01/27
       
150,000
     
154,125
 
Open Text Corp.
                   
5.88% due 06/01/265
       
125,000
     
137,188
 
Ascend Learning LLC
                   
6.88% due 08/01/255
       
100,000
     
105,500
 
Infor US, Inc.
                   
6.50% due 05/15/22
       
100,000
     
103,687
 
Total Technology
               
4,295,231
 
Banks & Credit -  0.6%
                   
UPCB FINANCE VII LTD
                   
3.62% due 06/15/29
    EUR
450,000
     
526,534
 
Total Corporate Bonds
         
(Cost $76,069,323)
     
76,492,021
 

SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,9 - 23.4%
 
Industrial -  5.2%
           
Pregis Holding I Corp.
           
4.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 05/20/21
   
448,555
     
447,433
 
Advanced Integration Technology LP
               
5.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 04/03/23
   
426,606
     
424,473
 
Zodiac Pool Solutions LLC
               
5.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 12/20/23
   
378,778
     
382,565
 
VC GB Holdings, Inc.
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 02/28/24
   
348,285
     
351,332
 
CPG International LLC
               
5.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 05/05/24
   
348,250
     
350,427
 
Hardware Holdings LLC
               
7.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 650 bps) due 03/30/20
   
291,375
     
282,634
 
RING Container Technologies Group LLC
               
2.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 09/28/2414
   
275,000
     
275,688
 
DAE Aviation
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 07/07/22
   
249,364
     
251,129
 
ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC
               
5.28% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 800 bps)) due 11/20/2312
   
248,875
     
250,898
 
Dimora Brands, Inc.
               
5.24% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 08/24/24
   
250,000
     
250,625
 
Hanjin International Corp.
               
2.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 95 bps) due 09/20/20
   
250,000
     
250,000
 
Resource Label Group LLC
               
9.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 850 bps) due 11/26/23
   
250,000
     
249,063
 
Diversitech Holdings, Inc.
               
8.84% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 750 bps) due 06/02/25
   
200,000
     
201,500
 
Arctic Long Carriers
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 05/18/23
   
199,500
     
200,873
 
Imagine Print Solutions LLC
               
6.09% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 06/21/22
   
199,000
     
199,000
 
ICSH Parent, Inc.
               
5.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 04/29/24
   
178,682
     
179,576
 
Wrangler Buyer Corp.
               
3.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 09/27/2413
   
175,000
     
175,802
 
ILPEA Parent, Inc.
               
6.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 03/02/23
   
173,906
     
174,341
 
BWAY Holding Co.
               
4.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 04/03/24
   
124,688
     
124,977
 
NANA Development Corp.
               
8.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 645 bps) due 03/15/18
   
4,537
     
4,446
 
Total Industrial
           
5,026,782
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  5.2%
               
IHC Holding Corp.
               
8.08% (3 Month LIBOR + 675 bps) due 04/30/21†††,1
   
524,779
     
520,075
 
Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc.
               
10.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 950 bps) due 11/01/19
   
530,000
     
496,875
 
NES Global Talent
               
6.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 10/03/19
   
541,627
     
487,464
 
Immucor, Inc.
               
6.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 500 bps) due 06/15/21
   
349,125
     
353,925
 
Endo Luxembourg Finance Co.
               
5.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 04/29/24
   
349,125
     
352,180
 
American Seafoods Group LLC / American Seafoods Finance, Inc.
               
4.56% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps)) due 08/21/2312
   
300,000
     
300,375
 
CareCore National LLC
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 03/05/21
   
290,506
     
293,411
 
Equian LLC
               
5.07% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 05/20/24
   
190,699
     
193,082
 
5.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 05/20/24
   
58,824
     
59,559
 
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp.
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 02/09/24
   
248,580
     
249,823
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,9 - 23.4% (continued)
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical -  5.2% (continued)
           
CTI Foods Holding Co. LLC
           
8.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 725 bps) due 06/28/21
 
 
300,000
   
$
240,375
 
Refresco Group N.V.
               
2.75% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 275 bps) due 09/26/2413
   
200,000
     
200,500
 
Arctic Glacier Group Holdings, Inc.
               
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 03/20/24
   
199,000
     
199,995
 
JBS USA Lux SA
               
3.80% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) due 10/30/22
   
199,500
     
197,006
 
Authentic Brands
               
4.50% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 09/27/24
   
175,000
     
175,438
 
Avantor, Inc.
               
5.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 09/20/24
   
150,000
     
150,407
 
Sterigenics-Norion Holdings
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 05/15/22
   
149,250
     
149,250
 
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 09/02/24
   
150,000
     
148,688
 
Give and Go Prepared Foods Corp.
               
5.56% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 07/29/23
   
130,000
     
131,625
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
4,900,053
 
Consumer, Cyclical -  3.9%
               
Mavis Tire
               
6.49% (1 Month LIBOR + 525 bps) due 11/02/20†††,1
   
490,000
     
485,740
 
Acosta, Inc.
               
4.43% ((1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps)) due 09/26/19†††,1,12
   
311,111
     
294,630
 
4.48% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 09/26/19†††,
   
200,000
     
189,405
 
Sears Holdings Corp.
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 06/30/18
   
366,932
     
361,886
 
Leslie's Poolmart, Inc.
               
5.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 08/16/23
   
347,368
     
347,243
 
Equinox Holdings, Inc.
               
4.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 03/08/24
   
299,250
     
300,247
 
BBB Industries, LLC
               
5.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 450 bps) due 11/03/21
   
292,412
     
295,336
 
Navistar Inc.
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 08/07/20
   
245,625
     
246,750
 
Truck Hero, Inc.
               
5.33% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 04/22/24
   
225,000
     
224,624
 
Blue Nile, Inc.
               
7.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 650 bps) due 02/17/23
   
222,188
     
221,077
 
Amaya Holdings B.V.
               
4.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 08/01/21
   
197,975
     
198,470
 
Belk, Inc.
               
6.05% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 475 bps) due 12/12/22
   
228,489
     
191,099
 
Fitness International LLC
               
7.50% (Commercial Prime Lending Rate + 325 bps) due 07/01/20
   
172,948
     
173,751
 
Landry's, Inc.
               
4.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 10/04/2313
   
150,000
     
150,750
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
3,681,008
 
Technology -  3.5%
               
Masergy Holdings, Inc.
               
5.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 12/15/23
   
471,438
     
473,006
 
Cypress Intermediate Holdings III, Inc.
               
4.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 300 bps) due 04/29/24
   
399,000
     
398,202
 
Project Alpha (Qlik)
               
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 04/26/24
   
395,013
     
385,137
 
Oberthur Technologies of America Corp.
               
5.08% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 01/10/24
   
387,651
     
375,537
 
AVSC Holding Corp.
               
4.79% ((2 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) and (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps)) due 04/29/2412
   
350,000
     
351,313
 
TIBCO Software, Inc.
               
4.74% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 12/04/20
   
345,739
     
346,604
 
Planview, Inc.
               
6.49% (1 Month LIBOR + 525 bps) due 01/27/23†††,1
   
349,125
     
344,493
 
Kronos, Inc.
               
4.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 11/01/23
   
248,128
     
249,436
 
EIG Investors Corp.
               
5.32% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 02/09/23
   
202,691
     
204,609
 
Advanced Computer Software
               
10.81% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 950 bps) due 01/31/23
   
200,000
     
184,834
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Face
Amount~
   
Value
 
SENIOR FLOATING RATE INTERESTS††,9 - 23.4% (continued)
 
Technology -  3.5% (continued)
           
Aspect Software, Inc.
           
11.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 1000 bps) due 05/25/202
 
 
14,463
   
$
14,228
 
Total Technology
           
3,327,399
 
Financial -  2.1%
               
National Financial Partners Corp.
               
4.74% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 01/08/24
   
607,500
     
611,296
 
Misys Ltd.
               
4.82% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 350 bps) due 06/13/24
   
550,000
     
552,261
 
York Risk Services
               
4.99% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 10/01/21
   
369,524
     
362,688
 
Acrisure LLC
               
6.27% (2 Month USD LIBOR + 500 bps) due 11/22/23
   
240,645
     
243,252
 
Vantiv LLC
               
2.00% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 200 bps) due 09/06/2413
   
175,692
     
175,692
 
Total Financial
           
1,945,189
 
Communications -  1.9%
               
Anaren, Inc.
               
9.58% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 825 bps) due 08/18/21
   
500,000
     
495,000
 
Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
               
5.49% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 06/07/23
   
489,347
     
450,111
 
GTT Communications, Inc.
               
4.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 325 bps) due 01/09/24
   
397,000
     
398,489
 
Mcgraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 05/04/22
   
249,369
     
244,603
 
Neustar, Inc.
               
5.06% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 375 bps) due 08/08/24
   
175,000
     
176,239
 
Total Communications
           
1,764,442
 
Utilities -  1.0%
               
Invenergy Thermal Operating I, LLC
               
6.83% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 550 bps) due 10/19/22
   
367,149
     
348,791
 
Viva Alamo LLC
               
5.57% (3 Month USD LIBOR + 425 bps) due 02/22/21
   
346,415
     
329,094
 
Exgen Texas Power LLC
               
6.08% (3 Month LIBOR + 475 bps) due 09/18/21
   
400,916
     
248,568
 
Total Utilities
           
926,453
 
Energy -  0.4%
               
Moss Creek Resources LLC
               
9.50% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 800 bps) due 04/07/22†††,1
   
388,889
     
384,028
 
Basic Materials -  0.2%
               
ASP Chromaflo Dutch I B.V.
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 11/20/23
   
112,208
     
112,628
 
ASP Chromaflo Intermediate Holdings, Inc.
               
5.24% (1 Month USD LIBOR + 400 bps) due 11/20/23
   
86,292
     
86,616
 
Total Basic Materials
           
199,244
 
Total Senior Floating Rate Interests
         
(Cost $22,210,635)
     
22,154,598
 
Total Investments - 109.2%
         
(Cost $105,425,872)
   
$
103,601,803
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (9.2)%
     
(8,765,958
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
94,835,845
 
 
FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE CONTRACTS††
 
 
Counterparty
 
Contracts to Sell
 
Currency
Settlement Date
 
Settlement Value
   
Value at September 30, 2017
   
Net Unrealized Appreciation/
Depreciation
 
Bank of America
   
(891,000
)
EUR
10/12/17
 
$
1,067,825
   
$
1,053,665
   
$
14,160
 
Barclays
   
(604,000
)
CAD
10/12/17
   
497,511
     
484,104
     
13,407
 
J.P. Morgan
   
(199,000
)
EUR
10/12/17
   
238,830
     
235,330
     
3,500
 
Barclays
   
(690,000
)
GBP
10/12/17
   
909,749
     
924,751
     
(15,002
)
                               
$
16,065
 
 
~
The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2017.  The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $3,516,633, (cost $4,095,803) or 3.7% of total net assets.
2
Affiliated issuer.
3
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
4
All or a portion of this security is pledged as reverse repurchase agreement collateral at September 30, 2017.
 

 
Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
5
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) securities is $45,774,767 (cost $44,487,784), or 48.3% of total net assets.
6
Security is a step up/step down bond. The coupon increases or decreases at regular intervals until the bond reaches full maturity.
7
Security is in default of interest and/or principal obligations.
8
Security is a 144A or Section 4(a)(2) security. These securities have been determined to be illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. The total market value of 144A or Section 4(a)(2) illiquid and restricted securities is $17,373 (cost $111,437), or 0.0% of total net assets. See Note 6.
9
Variable rate security.  Rate indicated is rate effective at September 30, 2017.
10
Perpetual maturity.
11 Security has a fixed rate coupon which will convert to a floating or variable rate coupon on a future date.
12 The effective rate shown is based on a weighted average of the underlying reference rates and spread amounts listed.
13 This position was unsettled at period end. The underlying reference rate will not be applied to the effective rate until settlement occurs.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
LIBOR
London Interbank Offered Rate
 
CAD — Canadian Dollar
EUR — Euro
GBP — British Pound
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
379,505
   
$
   
$
16,329
   
$
   
$
376,158
   
$
771,992
 
Corporate Bonds
   
     
     
75,368,471
     
     
1,123,550
     
76,492,021
 
Exchange-Traded Funds
   
983,382
     
     
     
     
     
983,382
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
   
     
     
     
31,067
     
     
31,067
 
Money Market Fund
   
3,159,451
     
     
     
     
     
3,159,451
 
Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
25,755
     
     
     
25,755
 
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
     
     
19,936,227
     
     
2,218,371
     
22,154,598
 
Warrants
   
     
     
14,604
     
     
     
14,604
 
Total Assets
 
$
4,522,338
   
$
   
$
95,361,386
   
$
31,067
   
$
3,718,079
   
$
103,632,870
 
                                                 
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
15,002
   
$
   
$
15,002
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments
   
     
     
215,685
     
     
     
215,685
 
Total Liabilities
 
$
   
$
   
$
215,685
   
$
15,002
   
$
   
$
230,678
 

*
Other financial instruments include forward foreign currency exchange contracts which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuation of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

Category
 
Level 3
 
Valuation Technique
 
Unobservable Inputs
 
Input Values
Common Stocks
 
$
364,116
 
Enterprise Value
 
Valuation Multiple
   
9.1x
Common Stocks
   
12,042
 
Option Adjusted Spread off the prior month end broker mark over the 3 month LIBOR
 
Indicative Quote
     
Corporate Bonds
   
1,123,550
 
Model Price
 
Market Comparable Yields
   
9.0%
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
1,834,343
 
Model Price
 
Purchase Price
     
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
384,028
 
Model Price
 
Trade Price
     
Total
 
$
3,718,079
 
 
 
 
     

Any remaining Level 3 securities held by the Funds and excluded from the tables above, were not considered material to the Fund.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
As of September 30, 2017, the Fund had securities with a total value of $189,405 transfer into Level 3 from Level 2 and securities with a total value of $498,319 transfer out of Level 3 into Level 2 due to changes in the securities valuation method. There were no other securities that transferred
between levels.
 
 
Summary of Fair Value Level 3 Activity

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets and liabilities for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value for the period ended September 30, 2017:

LEVEL 3 - Fair value measurement using significant unobservable inputs
 
Assets
         
Liabilities
 
   
Common Stocks
   
Corporate Bonds
   
Senior Floating Rate Interests
   
Total Assets
   
Unfunded Loan Commitments
 
Beginning Balance
 
$
541,378
   
$
1,123,550
   
$
3,020,265
   
$
4,685,193
   
$
(275,720
)
Purchases/Fundings
   
-
     
-
     
212,667
   
$
212,667
     
52,000
 
Sales, maturities and paydowns/Receipts
   
-
     
-
     
(923,511
)
 
$
(923,511
)
   
-
 
Total realized gains or losses included in earnings
   
(567,853
)
   
(77
)
   
(3,025
)
 
$
(570,955
)
   
48,600
 
Total change in unrealized gains or losses included in earnings
   
402,633
     
77
     
5,204
   
$
407,914
     
(40,565
)
Transfers into Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
189,405
   
$
189,405
     
-
 
Transfers out of Level 3
   
-
     
-
     
(282,634
)
 
$
(282,634
)
   
215,685
 
 Ending Balance
 
$
376,158
   
$
1,123,550
   
$
2,218,371
   
$
3,718,079
   
$
-
 
 Net Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for investments in securities still held at September 30, 2017
 
$
(165,107
)
 
$
(876
)
 
$
15,331
   
$
(150,652
)
 
$
-
 
 

Series P (High Yield Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
 
Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
      Corporate
Actions
   
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value
09/30/17
   
Shares
09/30/17
   
Investment Income
 
Aspect Software Parent, Inc.
 
$
   
$
18,336
   
$
    $ 233,566    
$
(9
)
 
$
(558,441
)
 
$
364,116
     
35,351
   
$
 
Aspect Software, Inc.
   
     
     
(280
)
     (233,566 )    
73
     
(235
)
   
14,228
     
14,463
     
1,248
 
   
$
   
$
18,336
   
$
(280
)
     –    
$
64
   
$
(558,676
)
 
$
378,344
     
   
$
1,248
 


Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.5%
 
Financial - 38.5%
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
23,644
   
$
1,851,561
 
Cathay General Bancorp
   
43,188
     
1,736,157
 
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
   
40,563
     
1,571,816
 
Fulton Financial Corp.
   
83,819
     
1,571,605
 
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. Class A
   
3,395
     
1,269,357
 
BancorpSouth, Inc.
   
37,653
     
1,206,779
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
60,085
     
1,172,258
 
Hanmi Financial Corp.
   
36,164
     
1,119,276
 
TriCo Bancshares
   
26,062
     
1,062,027
 
Radian Group, Inc.
   
56,743
     
1,060,527
 
Trustmark Corp.
   
31,926
     
1,057,389
 
Beneficial Bancorp, Inc.
   
61,603
     
1,022,610
 
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
   
16,577
     
1,019,486
 
Forestar Group, Inc.*,††
   
57,436
     
1,003,981
 
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
   
72,270
     
985,763
 
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
   
24,929
     
980,956
 
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT
   
59,391
     
967,480
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C
   
13,178
     
958,567
 
Valley National Bancorp
   
76,261
     
918,945
 
Hersha Hospitality Trust REIT
   
44,987
     
839,907
 
Old National Bancorp
   
44,259
     
809,940
 
1st Source Corp.
   
15,590
     
791,972
 
RLJ Lodging Trust REIT
   
34,535
     
759,770
 
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.*
   
21,385
     
758,740
 
MBIA, Inc.*
   
86,189
     
749,844
 
Navigators Group, Inc.
   
12,574
     
733,693
 
iStar, Inc. REIT*
   
61,544
     
726,219
 
Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT
   
70,595
     
659,357
 
Hancock Holding Co.
   
13,391
     
648,794
 
Capital Bank Financial Corp. Class A
   
14,595
     
599,125
 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT
   
36,027
     
578,954
 
Lexington Realty Trust REIT
   
54,490
     
556,888
 
MB Financial, Inc.
   
12,239
     
551,000
 
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. REIT
   
33,928
     
542,509
 
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT
   
18,258
     
529,847
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
6,424
     
527,732
 
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A*
   
133,112
     
512,481
 
Equity Commonwealth REIT*
   
15,165
     
461,016
 
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.
   
4,716
     
457,122
 
Hilltop Holdings, Inc.
   
16,818
     
437,268
 
Washington Federal, Inc.
   
11,976
     
402,992
 
Stifel Financial Corp.
   
7,447
     
398,117
 
Tier REIT, Inc. REIT
   
20,491
     
395,476
 
Sterling Bancorp
   
13,443
     
331,370
 
ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. REIT
   
10,879
     
292,645
 
Invesco Mortgage Capital, Inc. REIT
   
16,835
     
288,384
 
Total Financial
           
37,877,702
 
Industrial - 13.7%
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
   
25,662
     
1,086,785
 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
   
36,111
     
977,886
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
25,838
     
959,882
 
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
   
25,376
     
927,492
 
Plexus Corp.*
   
16,317
     
915,057
 
GATX Corp.
   
13,553
     
834,322
 
Marten Transport Ltd.
   
39,576
     
813,287
 
TriMas Corp.*
   
29,013
     
783,351
 
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A*
   
23,037
     
737,875
 
Argan, Inc.
   
9,946
     
668,869
 
Worthington Industries, Inc.
   
13,539
     
622,794
 
Crane Co.
   
7,542
     
603,285
 
GasLog Ltd.
   
32,163
     
561,244
 
Esterline Technologies Corp.*
   
6,185
     
557,578
 
Trinseo S.A.
   
7,972
     
534,921
 
ITT, Inc.
   
11,807
     
522,696
 
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
   
10,038
     
483,330
 
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
   
9,433
     
455,237
 
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.
   
113,782
     
390,272
 
Rand Logistics, Inc.*
   
119,809
     
38,519
 
Total Industrial
           
13,474,682
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 10.7%
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
10,607
     
1,713,242
 
Premier, Inc. Class A*
   
26,870
     
875,156
 
Lannett Company, Inc.*
   
46,372
     
855,563
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*
   
18,281
     
835,442
 
Dean Foods Co.
   
70,077
     
762,438
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
16,766
     
762,182
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   
9,911
     
681,481
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
14,520
     
673,002
 
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*
   
14,020
     
567,109
 
Carriage Services, Inc. Class A
   
21,530
     
551,168
 
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
26,186
     
483,132
 
Navigant Consulting, Inc.*
   
28,245
     
477,905
 
Community Health Systems, Inc.*
   
60,830
     
467,174
 
FTI Consulting, Inc.*
   
12,341
     
437,859
 
Universal Corp.
   
6,932
     
397,204
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
10,540,057
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 9.8%
 
UniFirst Corp.
   
10,367
     
1,570,601
 
Wabash National Corp.
   
52,429
     
1,196,430
 
International Speedway Corp. Class A
   
28,170
     
1,014,120
 
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
   
26,823
     
1,003,180
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
21,041
     
790,090
 
Meritage Homes Corp.*
   
14,802
     
657,208
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
16,961
     
604,321
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
8,724
     
533,035
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
8,007
     
485,785
 
Century Communities, Inc.*
   
19,175
     
473,623
 
La-Z-Boy, Inc.
   
14,764
     
397,152
 
Caleres, Inc.
   
10,184
     
310,816
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*
   
3,837
     
262,489
 
DSW, Inc. Class A
   
9,988
     
214,542
 
Genesco, Inc.*
   
4,519
     
120,205
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
9,633,597
 
Utilities - 9.3%
 
Avista Corp.
   
38,357
     
1,985,741
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
35,609
     
1,625,195
 
Spire, Inc.
   
19,285
     
1,439,626
 
Black Hills Corp.
   
17,849
     
1,229,261
 
ONE Gas, Inc.
   
10,744
     
791,188
 

Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   

   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 97.5% (continued)
 
Utilities - 9.3% (continued)
 
Calpine Corp.*
   
49,761
   
$
733,975
 
ALLETE, Inc.
   
6,984
     
539,793
 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
   
5,057
     
392,524
 
PNM Resources, Inc.
   
9,206
     
371,002
 
Total Utilities
           
9,108,305
 
Communications - 5.7%
 
Bankrate, Inc.*
   
90,259
     
1,259,113
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
128,107
     
1,211,892
 
Ciena Corp.*
   
31,730
     
697,108
 
Infinera Corp.*
   
59,673
     
529,300
 
NeoPhotonics Corp.*
   
84,384
     
469,175
 
Scholastic Corp.
   
12,352
     
459,494
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
5,809
     
428,414
 
Finisar Corp.*
   
17,505
     
388,086
 
Time, Inc.
   
14,200
     
191,700
 
Total Communications
           
5,634,282
 
Energy - 4.9%
 
Rowan Companies plc Class A*
   
88,728
     
1,140,154
 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*
   
94,957
     
866,008
 
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*
   
55,839
     
721,998
 
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
   
21,535
     
575,631
 
Oceaneering International, Inc.
   
19,370
     
508,850
 
MRC Global, Inc.*
   
26,118
     
456,804
 
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
   
24,623
     
353,094
 
Jones Energy, Inc. Class A*
   
96,604
     
185,480
 
Total Energy
           
4,808,019
 
Basic Materials - 2.5%
 
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
   
12,056
     
1,243,457
 
Olin Corp.
   
18,225
     
624,206
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
   
7,979
     
607,760
 
Total Basic Materials
           
2,475,423
 
Technology - 2.4%
 
Photronics, Inc.*
   
65,632
     
580,843
 
Cray, Inc.*
   
26,117
     
507,976
 
MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A*
   
3,902
     
498,324
 
ManTech International Corp. Class A
   
10,317
     
455,496
 
InnerWorkings, Inc.*
   
27,332
     
307,485
 
Total Technology
           
2,350,124
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $81,815,919)
           
95,902,191
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS††† - 0.0%
 
Preferred Stock - 0.0%
 
Thermoenergy Corp. due *,1,2
     
116,667
     
1
 
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
         
(Cost $111,410)
             
1
 

EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS - 1.0%
 
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF
   
8,294
     
1,029,451
 
Total Exchange-Traded Funds
         
(Cost $986,112)
           
1,029,451
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 1.4%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%3
   
1,330,822
     
1,330,822
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $1,330,822)
           
1,330,822
 
Total Investments - 99.9%
         
(Cost $84,244,263)
   
$
98,262,465
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.1%
     
50,681
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
98,313,145
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2017.  The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $1, (cost $111,410) or 0.0% of total net assets.
2
PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) - Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering.
3
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

Series Q (Small Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
 
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1 Quoted
Prices
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
94,898,210
   
$
1,003,981
   
$
   
$
95,902,191
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
1
     
1
 
Exchanged Traded Funds
 
$
1,029,451
   
$
   
$
   
$
1,029,451
 
Money Market Fund
   
1,330,822
     
     
     
1,330,822
 
Total Assets
 
$
97,258,483
   
$
1,003,981
   
$
1
   
$
98,262,465
 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.

For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were $319,559 transfered between levels.
 


Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 97.0%
 
Financial - 29.1%
 
Zions Bancorporation
   
120,024
   
$
5,662,731
 
KeyCorp
   
283,490
     
5,335,282
 
Wintrust Financial Corp.
   
59,683
     
4,673,776
 
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
   
276,053
     
3,853,700
 
Unum Group
   
71,036
     
3,632,071
 
E*TRADE Financial Corp.*
   
80,819
     
3,524,517
 
First American Financial Corp.
   
66,819
     
3,338,945
 
Radian Group, Inc.
   
166,959
     
3,120,464
 
Equity Commonwealth REIT*
   
97,299
     
2,957,890
 
EastGroup Properties, Inc. REIT
   
29,454
     
2,595,486
 
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT
   
21,150
     
2,516,216
 
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
   
33,197
     
2,182,039
 
Alleghany Corp.*
   
3,835
     
2,124,628
 
Howard Hughes Corp.*
   
17,500
     
2,063,775
 
Sun Communities, Inc. REIT
   
22,583
     
1,934,911
 
Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT
   
205,223
     
1,916,783
 
IBERIABANK Corp.
   
22,009
     
1,808,039
 
National Storage Affiliates Trust REIT
   
59,234
     
1,435,832
 
Redwood Trust, Inc. REIT
   
84,906
     
1,383,119
 
Lexington Realty Trust REIT
   
135,179
     
1,381,529
 
Customers Bancorp, Inc.*
   
39,963
     
1,303,593
 
Camden Property Trust REIT
   
13,652
     
1,248,475
 
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
   
62,506
     
1,219,492
 
Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. Class A REIT
   
60,325
     
1,216,152
 
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT
   
41,035
     
1,190,836
 
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. REIT
   
20,357
     
1,179,077
 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT
   
38,670
     
1,163,580
 
Popular, Inc.
   
31,456
     
1,130,529
 
CoreCivic, Inc. REIT
   
36,363
     
973,438
 
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. Class C
   
12,634
     
918,997
 
Physicians Realty Trust REIT
   
31,994
     
567,254
 
Total Financial
           
69,553,156
 
Industrial - 17.2%
 
WestRock Co.
   
86,224
     
4,891,487
 
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
36,807
     
3,691,374
 
Crane Co.
   
39,225
     
3,137,608
 
Covenant Transportation Group, Inc. Class A*
   
104,272
     
3,021,803
 
Harris Corp.
   
19,530
     
2,571,710
 
Celadon Group, Inc.
   
350,970
     
2,369,048
 
Oshkosh Corp.
   
26,165
     
2,159,659
 
Scorpio Tankers, Inc.
   
564,402
     
1,935,899
 
FLIR Systems, Inc.
   
46,612
     
1,813,673
 
Kirby Corp.*
   
27,076
     
1,785,662
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
   
60,899
     
1,532,219
 
Gentex Corp.
   
66,420
     
1,315,116
 
ITT, Inc.
   
29,325
     
1,298,218
 
Valmont Industries, Inc.
   
8,100
     
1,280,610
 
Dycom Industries, Inc.*
   
14,791
     
1,270,251
 
Crown Holdings, Inc.*
   
20,250
     
1,209,330
 
Golar LNG Ltd.
   
53,089
     
1,200,342
 
US Concrete, Inc.*
   
15,159
     
1,156,632
 
Fabrinet*
   
30,841
     
1,142,967
 
GasLog Ltd.
   
54,253
     
946,715
 
American Outdoor Brands Corp.*
   
49,960
     
761,890
 
TriMas Corp.*
   
26,107
     
704,889
 
Total Industrial
           
41,197,102
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 11.1%
 
UniFirst Corp.
   
24,785
     
3,754,928
 
PVH Corp.
   
29,633
     
3,735,535
 
DR Horton, Inc.
   
90,743
     
3,623,368
 
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
   
200,392
     
2,865,606
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
59,964
     
1,993,803
 
Caleres, Inc.
   
53,933
     
1,646,035
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*
   
21,616
     
1,478,750
 
GMS, Inc.*
   
39,894
     
1,412,248
 
PACCAR, Inc.
   
18,973
     
1,372,507
 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
   
34,661
     
1,269,632
 
Unifi, Inc.*
   
30,757
     
1,095,872
 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*
   
59,103
     
1,095,179
 
Penske Automotive Group, Inc.
   
13,314
     
633,347
 
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.*
   
10,122
     
618,454
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
26,595,264
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 10.8%
 
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.*
   
92,592
     
3,745,347
 
Perrigo Company plc
   
34,628
     
2,931,261
 
Bunge Ltd.
   
33,070
     
2,297,042
 
Hormel Foods Corp.
   
67,404
     
2,166,365
 
Myriad Genetics, Inc.*
   
53,574
     
1,938,307
 
Dermira, Inc.*
   
67,614
     
1,825,578
 
Premier, Inc. Class A*
   
55,293
     
1,800,893
 
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
   
11,037
     
1,782,696
 
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc.*
   
32,923
     
1,572,402
 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
24,488
     
1,460,464
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
30,057
     
1,393,142
 
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
   
22,404
     
1,018,486
 
ACCO Brands Corp.*
   
64,326
     
765,479
 
SP Plus Corp.*
   
15,620
     
616,990
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
   
6,409
     
600,139
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
25,914,591
 
Utilities - 10.2%
 
OGE Energy Corp.
   
110,141
     
3,968,381
 
Ameren Corp.
   
52,979
     
3,064,305
 
Avista Corp.
   
57,557
     
2,979,726
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
57,094
     
2,605,770
 
Black Hills Corp.
   
34,927
     
2,405,422
 
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
   
28,096
     
2,375,798
 
UGI Corp.
   
41,401
     
1,940,051
 
Calpine Corp.*
   
125,363
     
1,849,104
 
AES Corp.
   
161,810
     
1,783,146
 
ONE Gas, Inc.
   
20,367
     
1,499,826
 
Total Utilities
           
24,471,529
 
Energy - 6.3%
 
Rowan Companies plc Class A*
   
211,655
     
2,719,767
 
Andeavor
   
23,298
     
2,403,189
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
156,455
     
2,121,530
 
Whiting Petroleum Corp.*
   
328,288
     
1,792,452
 
Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*
   
189,551
     
1,728,705
 
Hess Corp.
   
28,152
     
1,320,047
 
Range Resources Corp.
   
59,745
     
1,169,210
 
MRC Global, Inc.*
   
38,223
     
668,520
 
 

Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 97.0% (continued)
 
Energy - 6.3% (continued)
 
WildHorse Resource Development Corp.*
   
49,251
   
$
656,023
 
Gulfport Energy Corp.*
   
40,709
     
583,767
 
HydroGen Corp.*,†††,1,2
   
672,346
     
1
 
Total Energy
           
15,163,211
 
Communications - 4.8%
 
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A
   
34,514
     
2,964,407
 
Infinera Corp.*
   
239,631
     
2,125,527
 
Ciena Corp.*
   
74,305
     
1,632,481
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
163,328
     
1,545,083
 
Finisar Corp.*
   
68,892
     
1,527,336
 
Time, Inc.
   
83,655
     
1,129,343
 
Oclaro, Inc.*
   
73,342
     
632,941
 
Total Communications
           
11,557,118
 
Technology - 3.8%
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
75,971
     
2,451,584
 
Qorvo, Inc.*
   
28,838
     
2,038,270
 
Cray, Inc.*
   
98,287
     
1,911,682
 
Maxwell Technologies, Inc.*
   
269,895
     
1,384,561
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
   
23,012
     
1,227,000
 
Total Technology
           
9,013,097
 
Basic Materials - 3.7%
 
Nucor Corp.
   
51,266
     
2,872,946
 
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
   
29,757
     
2,266,591
 
Westlake Chemical Corp.
   
21,690
     
1,802,222
 
Olin Corp.
   
36,958
     
1,265,812
 
United States Steel Corp.
   
26,162
     
671,317
 
Total Basic Materials
           
8,878,888
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $197,809,962)
           
232,343,956
 

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS††† - 0.0%
 
Convertible Preferred Stock - 0.0%
 
Thermoenergy Corp.*,1,3
     
308,333
     
3
 
Total Convertible Preferred Stocks
         
(Cost $294,438)
             
3
 

MONEY MARKET FUND - 2.9%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%4
   
6,901,016
     
6,901,016
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $6,901,016)
           
6,901,016
 
Total Investments - 99.9%
         
(Cost $205,005,416)
   
$
239,244,975
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.1%
     
156,749
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
239,401,725
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2017.  The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $4, (cost $2,866,013) or 0.0% of total net assets.
2
Affiliated issuer.
3
PIPE (Private Investment in Public Equity) - Stock issued by a company in the secondary market as a means of raising capital more quickly and less expensively than through registration of a secondary public offering.
4
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 

 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
232,343,955
   
$
   
$
1
   
$
232,343,956
 
Convertible Preferred Stocks
   
     
     
3
     
3
 
Money Market Fund
   
6,901,016
     
     
     
6,901,016
 
Total Assets
 
$
239,244,971
   
$
   
$
4
   
$
239,244,975
 
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
   
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
 

Series V (Mid Cap Value Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.
 
Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized Gain
(Loss)
   
Change in
Unrealized
   
Value
9/30/17
   
Shares
9/30/17
   
Investment
Income
 
HydroGen Corp.
  $
1
    $
    $
    $
    $
1
    $
1
   
672,346
    $
 


Series X (StylePlus—Small Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 21.1%
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 8.6%
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
2,407
   
$
111,564
 
Catalent, Inc.*
   
2,681
     
107,026
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   
1,287
     
88,494
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
1,157
     
84,414
 
Travelport Worldwide Ltd.
   
5,203
     
81,687
 
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,621
     
81,196
 
Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
   
357
     
77,023
 
Haemonetics Corp.*
   
1,691
     
75,875
 
Performance Food Group Co.*
   
2,681
     
75,737
 
B&G Foods, Inc.
   
2,363
     
75,262
 
Vector Group Ltd.
   
3,662
     
74,961
 
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*
   
1,323
     
66,785
 
PRA Health Sciences, Inc.*
   
850
     
64,745
 
Exact Sciences Corp.*
   
1,348
     
63,517
 
Masimo Corp.*
   
682
     
59,034
 
Brink's Co.
   
697
     
58,722
 
Dean Foods Co.
   
5,219
     
56,783
 
Magellan Health, Inc.*
   
647
     
55,836
 
CoStar Group, Inc.*
   
200
     
53,650
 
US Physical Therapy, Inc.
   
820
     
50,389
 
Varex Imaging Corp.*
   
1,472
     
49,812
 
Amedisys, Inc.*
   
881
     
49,301
 
Select Medical Holdings Corp.*
   
2,379
     
45,677
 
Chemed Corp.
   
226
     
45,663
 
Clovis Oncology, Inc.*
   
552
     
45,485
 
Bluebird Bio, Inc.*
   
325
     
44,638
 
On Assignment, Inc.*
   
822
     
44,125
 
NuVasive, Inc.*
   
793
     
43,980
 
Cimpress N.V.*
   
442
     
43,166
 
TrueBlue, Inc.*
   
1,903
     
42,722
 
Cardtronics plc Class A*
   
1,768
     
40,682
 
Monro, Inc.
   
717
     
40,188
 
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
   
706
     
39,910
 
Insulet Corp.*
   
716
     
39,437
 
Globus Medical, Inc. Class A*
   
1,321
     
39,260
 
Central Garden & Pet Co. Class A*
   
1,032
     
38,380
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*
   
655
     
37,794
 
Chefs' Warehouse, Inc.*
   
1,859
     
35,879
 
Capital Senior Living Corp.*
   
2,856
     
35,843
 
Natus Medical, Inc.*
   
937
     
35,138
 
Depomed, Inc.*
   
5,909
     
34,213
 
Inter Parfums, Inc.
   
819
     
33,783
 
Revlon, Inc. Class A*
   
1,310
     
32,161
 
EVERTEC, Inc.
   
2,003
     
31,748
 
LHC Group, Inc.*
   
434
     
30,779
 
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.*
   
664
     
30,345
 
HMS Holdings Corp.*
   
1,522
     
30,227
 
Providence Service Corp.*
   
538
     
29,095
 
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.*
   
5,986
     
29,032
 
Civitas Solutions, Inc.*
   
1,544
     
28,487
 
Nektar Therapeutics*
   
1,179
     
28,296
 
Xencor, Inc.*
   
1,229
     
28,169
 
RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
   
2,709
     
27,903
 
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
   
1,204
     
27,222
 
Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
1,491
     
26,644
 
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
1,483
   
 
25,760
 
Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*
   
279
     
25,339
 
TriNet Group, Inc.*
   
752
     
25,282
 
elf Beauty, Inc.*
   
1,114
     
25,121
 
Avis Budget Group, Inc.*
   
660
     
25,120
 
Triple-S Management Corp. Class B*
   
1,057
     
25,030
 
John B Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.
   
367
     
24,703
 
Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
414
     
24,691
 
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
   
1,662
     
23,767
 
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
512
     
23,224
 
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.*
   
429
     
22,849
 
Matthews International Corp. Class A
   
364
     
22,659
 
Sotheby's*
   
488
     
22,502
 
Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*
   
650
     
22,256
 
BioSpecifics Technologies Corp.*
   
472
     
21,957
 
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*
   
1,284
     
21,096
 
Incorporated Research Holdings, Inc. Class A*
   
395
     
20,659
 
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
411
     
20,599
 
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
380
     
20,531
 
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.*
   
3,268
     
20,066
 
Radius Health, Inc.*
   
502
     
19,352
 
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
504
     
18,925
 
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
350
     
17,010
 
Sage Therapeutics, Inc.*
   
272
     
16,946
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
3,283,328
 
Industrial - 3.7%
 
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
   
866
     
90,531
 
Kennametal, Inc.
   
2,056
     
82,939
 
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
1,151
     
79,856
 
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,141
     
74,956
 
EnerSys
   
960
     
66,404
 
Hillenbrand, Inc.
   
1,625
     
63,131
 
SYNNEX Corp.
   
485
     
61,356
 
Moog, Inc. Class A*
   
690
     
57,567
 
Littelfuse, Inc.
   
266
     
52,104
 
Advanced Disposal Services, Inc.*
   
2,032
     
51,187
 
Tech Data Corp.*
   
561
     
49,845
 
OSI Systems, Inc.*
   
543
     
49,614
 
Generac Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,053
     
48,364
 
Tetra Tech, Inc.
   
1,035
     
48,179
 
MasTec, Inc.*
   
943
     
43,755
 
MSA Safety, Inc.
   
522
     
41,504
 
Itron, Inc.*
   
530
     
41,049
 
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
   
402
     
39,460
 
Continental Building Products, Inc.*
   
1,337
     
34,762
 
TTM Technologies, Inc.*
   
2,203
     
33,860
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
   
776
     
32,864
 
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. Class A
   
467
     
32,316
 
Tutor Perini Corp.*
   
1,054
     
29,934
 
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.*
   
1,099
     
29,761
 
Dycom Industries, Inc.*
   
346
     
29,714
 
Harsco Corp.*
   
1,411
     
29,490
 
 

Series X (StylePlus—Small Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 21.1% (continued)
 
Industrial - 3.7% (continued)
 
Quanex Building Products Corp.
   
1,184
   
$
27,173
 
Matson, Inc.
   
925
     
26,067
 
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.
   
333
     
25,455
 
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.*
   
602
     
25,013
 
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
   
1,123
     
22,741
 
Total Industrial
           
1,420,951
 
Technology - 3.2%
 
j2 Global, Inc.
   
1,379
     
101,880
 
Progress Software Corp.
   
2,531
     
96,607
 
Diodes, Inc.*
   
2,471
     
73,956
 
Xperi Corp.
   
2,342
     
59,253
 
Acxiom Corp.*
   
2,387
     
58,816
 
Entegris, Inc.*
   
1,916
     
55,277
 
Verint Systems, Inc.*
   
1,243
     
52,020
 
Diebold Nixdorf, Inc.
   
2,161
     
49,378
 
MAXIMUS, Inc.
   
757
     
48,826
 
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*
   
1,106
     
47,204
 
MKS Instruments, Inc.
   
488
     
46,092
 
Quality Systems, Inc.*
   
2,805
     
44,123
 
Medidata Solutions, Inc.*
   
531
     
41,450
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
   
689
     
36,737
 
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.*
   
653
     
35,491
 
Syntel, Inc.
   
1,696
     
33,326
 
ACI Worldwide, Inc.*
   
1,461
     
33,282
 
TeleTech Holdings, Inc.
   
782
     
32,649
 
Insight Enterprises, Inc.*
   
701
     
32,190
 
CSG Systems International, Inc.
   
785
     
31,479
 
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*
   
1,055
     
30,764
 
Unisys Corp.*
   
3,596
     
30,566
 
Inphi Corp.*
   
726
     
28,815
 
Science Applications International Corp.
   
428
     
28,612
 
Synaptics, Inc.*
   
702
     
27,504
 
Amkor Technology, Inc.*
   
2,532
     
26,713
 
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
   
849
     
25,088
 
Total Technology
           
1,208,098
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 2.8%
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*
   
1,679
     
86,049
 
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*
   
643
     
74,569
 
Taylor Morrison Home Corp. Class A*
   
3,208
     
70,736
 
Tenneco, Inc.
   
1,084
     
65,766
 
KB Home
   
2,343
     
56,513
 
Red Rock Resorts, Inc. Class A
   
2,268
     
52,528
 
GMS, Inc.*
   
1,466
     
51,897
 
MDC Holdings, Inc.
   
1,560
     
51,808
 
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
   
1,770
     
51,064
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,268
     
47,613
 
BMC Stock Holdings, Inc.*
   
2,197
     
46,906
 
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*
   
1,811
     
38,592
 
Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A*
   
833
     
38,560
 
Bloomin' Brands, Inc.
   
2,144
     
37,734
 
Penn National Gaming, Inc.*
   
1,528
     
35,740
 
Tailored Brands, Inc.
   
2,391
     
34,526
 
SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc.*
   
2,363
     
30,695
 
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*
   
414
     
28,322
 
HNI Corp.
   
666
     
27,619
 
Steelcase, Inc. Class A
   
1,661
     
25,579
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
783
     
24,946
 
Caesars Entertainment Corp.*
   
1,868
     
24,938
 
DineEquity, Inc.
   
567
     
24,370
 
RH*
   
293
     
20,604
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
1,047,674
 
Communications - 2.2%
 
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co.
   
2,018
     
75,069
 
ORBCOMM, Inc.*
   
5,916
     
61,940
 
InterDigital, Inc.
   
739
     
54,501
 
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
   
1,107
     
54,133
 
Web.com Group, Inc.*
   
2,112
     
52,800
 
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Class A
   
811
     
50,525
 
Shutterfly, Inc.*
   
994
     
48,189
 
Boingo Wireless, Inc.*
   
2,179
     
46,565
 
ViaSat, Inc.*
   
718
     
46,182
 
Blucora, Inc.*
   
1,698
     
42,959
 
CalAmp Corp.*
   
1,845
     
42,896
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
4,456
     
42,154
 
Proofpoint, Inc.*
   
446
     
38,900
 
Vonage Holdings Corp.*
   
4,018
     
32,707
 
IDT Corp. Class B
   
2,284
     
32,159
 
Extreme Networks, Inc.*
   
2,664
     
31,675
 
Ciena Corp.*
   
1,240
     
27,243
 
GTT Communications, Inc.*
   
828
     
26,206
 
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.*
   
3,123
     
25,609
 
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A
   
656
     
21,025
 
Total Communications
           
853,437
 
Financial - 0.4%
 
WageWorks, Inc.*
   
1,018
     
61,792
 
Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,181
     
51,728
 
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.
   
1,100
     
24,134
 
Total Financial
           
137,654
 
Diversified - 0.2%
 
HRG Group, Inc.*
   
5,712
     
89,164
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $7,440,264)
           
8,040,306
 

MUTUAL FUNDS- 73.6%
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1
   
428,860
     
10,738,644
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III1
   
354,261
     
8,891,957
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1
   
182,229
     
4,566,666
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I1
   
150,694
     
3,783,930
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $27,825,501)
           
27,981,197
 
 

Series X (StylePlus—Small Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 7.2%
 
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%2
   
2,743,471
   
$
2,743,471
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $2,743,471)
           
2,743,471
 
Total Investments - 101.9%
         
(Cost $38,009,236)
   
$
38,764,974
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (1.9)%
     
(729,988
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
38,034,986
 
 
Futures Contracts
 
             
Description
 
Contracts
 
   Expiration date
 
Notional Amount
 
Unrealized
Gain
 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased
     
S&P MidCap 400 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
1
 
Dec 2017
 
$
179,500
   
$
5,651
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
 
                   
Counterparty
Index
 
Financing
Rate Pay
(Receive)
 
Payment
Frequency
Maturity Date
 
Units
   
Notional
Value
   
Unrealized
Gain
 
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreement††
                             
Deutsche Bank
Russell 2000 Growth Price Return Index
   
110.61
%
At Maturity
10/05/17
   
32,883
   
$
29,819,367
   
$
2,880,466
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Affiliated issuer.
2
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
8,040,306
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
8,040,306
 
Equity Futures Contracts
   
     
5,651
     
     
     
     
5,651
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
   
     
     
     
2,880,466
     
     
2,880,466
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,743,471
     
     
     
     
     
2,743,471
 
Mutual Funds
   
27,981,197
     
     
     
     
     
27,981,197
 
Total Assets
 
$
38,764,974
   
$
5,651
   
$
   
$
2,880,466
   
$
   
$
41,651,091
 

*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
 

Series X (StylePlus—Small Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Affiliated Transactions
 
Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:

Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized
Gain
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value
09/30/17
   
Shares
09/30/17
   
Investment Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
 
$
4,121,230
   
$
732,736
   
$
(1,087,401
)
 
$
7,688
   
$
9,677
   
$
3,783,930
     
150,694
   
$
52,956
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
   
4,470,690
     
76,120
     
     
     
19,856
     
4,566,666
     
182,229
     
76,349
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
   
8,949,495
     
1,762,300
     
     
     
26,849
     
10,738,644
     
428,860
     
202,864
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
   
8,484,186
     
383,801
     
     
     
23,970
     
8,891,957
     
354,261
     
184,417
 
   
$
26,025,601
   
$
2,954,957
   
$
(1,087,401
)
 
$
7,688
   
$
80,352
   
$
27,981,197
           
$
516,586
 


Series Y (StylePlus—Large Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS - 16.3%
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 5.8%
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
812
   
$
159,030
 
AbbVie, Inc.
   
1,336
     
118,716
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
1,388
     
112,456
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
593
     
110,565
 
Sysco Corp.
   
1,825
     
98,459
 
Altria Group, Inc.
   
1,490
     
94,496
 
KAR Auction Services, Inc.
   
1,819
     
86,840
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
1,325
     
84,840
 
Eli Lilly & Co.
   
979
     
83,744
 
Quintiles IMS Holdings, Inc.*
   
868
     
82,521
 
PepsiCo, Inc.
   
733
     
81,678
 
Cigna Corp.
   
434
     
81,132
 
CoStar Group, Inc.*
   
300
     
80,475
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
579
     
80,330
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
672
     
79,081
 
Sabre Corp.
   
4,319
     
78,174
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
726
     
76,898
 
Humana, Inc.
   
304
     
74,064
 
General Mills, Inc.
   
1,379
     
71,377
 
McKesson Corp.
   
459
     
70,507
 
Kroger Co.
   
3,471
     
69,628
 
Kellogg Co.
   
1,052
     
65,613
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*
   
790
     
62,876
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*
   
979
     
61,990
 
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.*
   
1,417
     
61,710
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
366
     
58,198
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A
   
665
     
55,029
 
Western Union Co.
   
2,740
     
52,608
 
CoreLogic, Inc.*
   
1,085
     
50,149
 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*
   
289
     
49,633
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
696
     
47,140
 
Centene Corp.*
   
482
     
46,643
 
WEX, Inc.*
   
413
     
46,347
 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.
   
200
     
37,840
 
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
   
343
     
30,345
 
Celgene Corp.*
   
188
     
27,414
 
Becton Dickinson and Co.
   
117
     
22,926
 
Medtronic plc
   
291
     
22,631
 
Coca-Cola Co.
   
495
     
22,280
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
2,696,383
 
Technology - 3.4%
 
Apple, Inc.
   
2,979
     
459,124
 
Microsoft Corp.
   
3,961
     
295,055
 
International Business Machines Corp.
   
902
     
130,862
 
NetApp, Inc.
   
1,744
     
76,317
 
Dell Technologies Incorporated Class V Class V*
   
903
     
69,721
 
First Data Corp. Class A*
   
3,465
     
62,509
 
Western Digital Corp.
   
714
     
61,690
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
   
3,019
     
55,761
 
Broadcom Ltd.
   
219
     
53,116
 
Oracle Corp.
   
1,066
     
51,541
 
NCR Corp.*
   
1,329
     
49,864
 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
   
501
     
46,788
 
Microsemi Corp.*
   
860
     
44,273
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
817
     
42,558
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
1,185
     
38,240
 
Black Knight Financial Services, Inc. Class A*
   
544
     
23,419
 
DXC Technology Co.
   
233
     
20,010
 
Total Technology
           
1,580,848
 
Communications - 2.8%
 
Alphabet, Inc. Class C*
   
327
     
313,628
 
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
236
     
226,879
 
Facebook, Inc. Class A*
   
1,104
     
188,640
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.
   
2,668
     
132,039
 
Comcast Corp. Class A
   
3,135
     
120,635
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
1,222
     
90,513
 
Netflix, Inc.*
   
365
     
66,193
 
CommScope Holding Company, Inc.*
   
1,832
     
60,841
 
Expedia, Inc.
   
389
     
55,993
 
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.
   
1,334
     
27,734
 
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*
   
176
     
25,362
 
Total Communications
           
1,308,457
 
Industrial - 2.2%
 
Caterpillar, Inc.
   
1,015
     
126,581
 
FedEx Corp.
   
537
     
121,135
 
Waste Management, Inc.
   
1,258
     
98,464
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
794
     
92,080
 
Ingersoll-Rand plc
   
1,005
     
89,616
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
529
     
88,888
 
Boeing Co.
   
291
     
73,975
 
Deere & Co.
   
589
     
73,973
 
Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A*
   
664
     
72,097
 
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
   
398
     
69,658
 
General Electric Co.
   
1,741
     
42,097
 
XPO Logistics, Inc.*
   
456
     
30,908
 
3M Co.
   
114
     
23,929
 
Total Industrial
           
1,003,401
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 1.6%
 
CVS Health Corp.
   
1,319
     
107,260
 
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Class A*
   
2,302
     
77,002
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
   
890
     
68,726
 
Southwest Airlines Co.
   
1,149
     
64,321
 
BorgWarner, Inc.
   
1,251
     
64,089
 
Home Depot, Inc.
   
380
     
62,153
 
Lear Corp.
   
356
     
61,616
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
   
1,024
     
48,630
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.
   
590
     
44,999
 
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
   
429
     
34,294
 
Whirlpool Corp.
   
138
     
25,453
 
Costco Wholesale Corp.
   
151
     
24,808
 
Liberty Interactive Corporation QVC Group Class A*
   
1,008
     
23,759
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
879
     
23,742
 
McDonald's Corp.
   
140
     
21,935
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
752,787
 
Financial - 0.4%
 
Alliance Data Systems Corp.
   
375
     
83,081
 
Visa, Inc. Class A
   
485
     
51,041
 
Air Lease Corp. Class A
   
753
     
32,093
 
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
   
159
     
22,451
 
Total Financial
           
188,666
 
 

Series Y (StylePlus—Large Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 16.3% (continued)
 
Basic Materials - 0.1%
 
Praxair, Inc.
   
175
   
$
24,454
 
DowDuPont, Inc.
   
330
     
22,846
 
Total Basic Materials
           
47,300
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $6,838,763)
           
7,577,842
 

MUTUAL FUNDS- 77.1%
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III1
   
506,509
     
12,713,386
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III1
   
496,857
     
12,441,311
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II1
   
275,307
     
6,899,197
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I1
   
151,073
     
3,793,455
 
Total Mutual Funds
         
(Cost $35,652,490)
           
35,847,349
 
 
MONEY MARKET FUND - 5.9%
               
Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management Fund - Institutional Class 0.90%2
 
 
2,720,270
   
 
2,720,270
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $2,720,270)
           
2,720,270
 
Total Investments - 99.3%
         
(Cost $45,211,523)
   
$
46,145,461
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.7%
     
320,281
 
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
46,465,742
 
 

Series Y (StylePlus—Large Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Futures Contracts
 
             
Description
 
Contracts
 
   Expiration date
 
Notional Amount
 
Unrealized
Gain
 
Equity Futures Contracts Purchased
     
S&P 500 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
11
 
Dec 2017
 
$
1,383,525
   
$
14,037
 
NASDAQ-100 Index Mini Futures Contracts
   
5
 
Dec 2017
   
598,100
     
915
 
                
$
1,981,625
   
$
14,952
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
 
                   
Counterparty
Index
 
Financing
Rate Pay
(Receive)
 
Payment
Frequency
Maturity
Date
 
Units
   
Notional
Value
   
Unrealized
Gain
 
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreements††
                   
Bank of America Corporation
Russell 1000 Growth Index
   
1.42
%
At Maturity
10/5/17
   
29,282
   
$
36,839,479
   
$
3,348,551
 
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
1
Affiliated issuer.
2
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
 
See Sector Classification in Other Information section.

 

The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
7,577,842
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
7,577,842
 
Equity Futures Contracts
   
     
14,952
     
     
     
     
14,952
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
   
     
     
     
3,348,551
     
     
3,348,551
 
Money Market Fund
   
2,720,270
     
     
     
     
     
2,720,270
 
Mutual Funds
   
35,847,349
     
     
     
     
     
35,847,349
 
Total Assets
 
$
46,145,461
   
$
14,952
   
$
   
$
3,348,551
   
$
   
$
49,508,964
 

*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and/or swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 
 
Affiliated Transactions

Investments representing 5% or more of the outstanding voting shares of a portfolio company of a fund, or control of or by, or common control under GI, result in that portfolio company being considered an affiliated company of such fund, as defined in the 1940 Act.

The Fund may invest in the Guggenheim Strategy Funds Trust consisting of Guggenheim Strategy Fund I, Guggenheim Strategy Fund II, Guggenheim Strategy Fund III, and Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III (collectively, the “Cash Management Funds”), open-end management investment companies managed by GI. The Cash Management Funds, which launched on March 11, 2014, are offered as cash management options only to mutual funds, trusts, and other accounts managed by GI and/or its affiliates, and are not available to the public. The Cash Management Funds pay no investment management fees. The Cash Management Funds’ annual report on Form N-CSR dated September 30, 2016, is available publicly or upon request. This information is available from the EDGAR database on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1601445/000089180416001923/gug65857-ncsr.htm.

Series Y (StylePlus—Large Growth Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
Transactions during the period ended September 30, 2017, in which the portfolio company is an "affiliated person", were as follows:
 
 
Security Name
 
Value
12/31/16
   
Additions
   
Reductions
   
Realized
Gain (Loss)
   
Change in Unrealized
   
Value
9/30/17
   
Shares
9/30/17
   
Investment
Income
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund I
  $
2,098,122
    $
1,680,494
    $
    $
    $
14,839
    $
3,793,455
   
151,073
    $
47,478
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund II
   
9,495,528
     
1,362,906
     
(3,999,994
)
   
22,747
     
18,010
     
6,899,197
     
275,307
     
163,543
 
Guggenheim Strategy Fund III
   
10,187,301
     
2,223,617
     
     
     
30,393
     
12,441,311
     
496,857
     
224,245
 
Guggenheim Variable Insurance Strategy Fund III
   
8,472,940
     
4,210,104
     
     
     
30,342
     
12,713,386
     
506,509
     
210,477
 
    $
30,253,891
    $
9,477,121
    $
(3,999,994
)
  $
22,747
    $
93,585
    $
35,847,349
   
    $
645,743
 


Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.8%
 
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 29.8%
 
Pfizer, Inc.1
   
5,539
   
$
197,741
 
Sysco Corp.1
   
3,544
     
191,200
 
Deluxe Corp.
   
2,538
     
185,173
 
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
   
1,284
     
151,102
 
HCA Healthcare, Inc.*,1
   
1,891
     
150,506
 
DaVita, Inc.*,1
   
2,332
     
138,497
 
US Foods Holding Corp.*
   
5,077
     
135,556
 
ManpowerGroup, Inc.
   
1,116
     
131,487
 
Express Scripts Holding Co.*,1
   
2,036
     
128,920
 
Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A1
   
1,731
     
121,949
 
Aetna, Inc.
   
747
     
118,780
 
Humana, Inc.
   
487
     
118,648
 
AbbVie, Inc.1
   
1,259
     
111,875
 
Robert Half International, Inc.
   
2,100
     
105,714
 
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.1
   
1,114
     
104,315
 
HealthSouth Corp.
   
1,966
     
91,124
 
Ingredion, Inc.
   
742
     
89,515
 
Darling Ingredients, Inc.*
   
4,588
     
80,382
 
Cardinal Health, Inc.
   
1,102
     
73,746
 
Dean Foods Co.
   
6,571
     
71,492
 
Conagra Brands, Inc.1
   
2,022
     
68,222
 
Universal Corp.
   
1,106
     
63,374
 
United Natural Foods, Inc.*
   
1,521
     
63,258
 
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
   
540
     
63,228
 
AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A1
   
744
     
61,566
 
United Rentals, Inc.*
   
433
     
60,074
 
Flowers Foods, Inc.
   
3,020
     
56,806
 
Centene Corp.*
   
585
     
56,610
 
Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B
   
508
     
56,358
 
MEDNAX, Inc.*
   
1,194
     
51,485
 
SpartanNash Co.
   
1,952
     
51,474
 
United Therapeutics Corp.*
   
431
     
50,509
 
Sabre Corp.
   
2,613
     
47,295
 
Medtronic plc
   
604
     
46,973
 
USANA Health Sciences, Inc.*
   
814
     
46,968
 
Boston Beer Company, Inc. Class A*
   
296
     
46,235
 
Chemed Corp.
   
225
     
45,461
 
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*
   
609
     
41,875
 
Pilgrim's Pride Corp.*
   
1,418
     
40,285
 
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*
   
590
     
39,961
 
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*
   
257
     
38,799
 
Baxter International, Inc.
   
593
     
37,211
 
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.
   
345
     
36,542
 
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical
           
3,668,291
 
Industrial - 14.1%
 
TE Connectivity Ltd.1
   
1,753
     
145,603
 
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
   
3,054
     
140,637
 
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.
   
2,090
     
121,784
 
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*
   
3,359
     
114,710
 
Fluor Corp.
   
2,626
     
110,555
 
Timken Co.
   
1,927
     
93,556
 
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
   
404
     
91,482
 
Arrow Electronics, Inc.*
   
903
     
72,610
 
Avnet, Inc.
   
1,836
     
72,155
 
Snap-on, Inc.
   
481
     
71,674
 
ITT, Inc.
   
1,474
     
65,254
 
Norfolk Southern Corp.
   
479
     
63,343
 
Plexus Corp.*
   
1,127
     
63,202
 
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
   
3,108
     
58,430
 
Crane Co.
   
717
     
57,353
 
USG Corp.*
   
1,699
     
55,472
 
Trinity Industries, Inc.
   
1,601
     
51,072
 
Methode Electronics, Inc.
   
1,185
     
50,185
 
Sanmina Corp.*
   
1,350
     
50,153
 
Oshkosh Corp.
   
587
     
48,451
 
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
   
710
     
46,718
 
Belden, Inc.
   
508
     
40,909
 
Owens-Illinois, Inc.*
   
1,568
     
39,451
 
Total Industrial
           
1,724,759
 
Consumer, Cyclical - 13.6%
 
CVS Health Corp.1
   
2,649
     
215,418
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.1
   
2,238
     
172,818
 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.1
   
1,822
     
142,371
 
Tailored Brands, Inc.
   
9,776
     
141,165
 
Lear Corp.
   
567
     
98,136
 
Alaska Air Group, Inc.1
   
1,153
     
87,939
 
Big Lots, Inc.
   
1,529
     
81,909
 
Southwest Airlines Co.1
   
1,320
     
73,894
 
UniFirst Corp.
   
430
     
65,145
 
PACCAR, Inc.
   
740
     
53,532
 
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,380
     
51,819
 
JetBlue Airways Corp.*
   
2,738
     
50,735
 
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
   
1,522
     
50,607
 
Cooper-Standard Holdings, Inc.*
   
421
     
48,823
 
Brinker International, Inc.
   
1,458
     
46,452
 
Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A
   
510
     
45,028
 
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A
   
707
     
43,466
 
DineEquity, Inc.
   
949
     
40,788
 
Herman Miller, Inc.
   
1,116
     
40,064
 
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
   
1,078
     
39,487
 
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
   
1,392
     
37,598
 
American Airlines Group, Inc.
   
758
     
35,997
 
Total Consumer, Cyclical
           
1,663,191
 
Technology - 11.8%
 
International Business Machines Corp.1
   
1,294
     
187,733
 
Convergys Corp.
   
5,261
     
136,207
 
HP, Inc.1
   
6,772
     
135,169
 
KLA-Tencor Corp.
   
1,238
     
131,228
 
NetApp, Inc.1
   
2,868
     
125,504
 
Oracle Corp.1
   
2,099
     
101,487
 
Xerox Corp.
   
2,948
     
98,139
 
NCR Corp.*
   
1,956
     
73,389
 
Western Digital Corp.
   
819
     
70,762
 
CACI International, Inc. Class A*
   
416
     
57,970
 
CSRA, Inc.
   
1,672
     
53,955
 
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*
   
925
     
49,321
 
Seagate Technology plc
   
1,304
     
43,254
 
ON Semiconductor Corp.*
   
2,281
     
42,130
 
Akamai Technologies, Inc.*
   
802
     
39,073
 
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.1
   
381
     
38,824
 
CA, Inc.
   
1,121
     
37,419
 
 

Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Value
 
COMMON STOCKS- 99.8% (continued)
 
Technology - 11.8% (continued)
 
Icad, Inc.*
   
6,469
   
$
28,593
 
Total Technology
           
1,450,157
 
Utilities - 11.6%
 
FirstEnergy Corp.1
   
5,556
     
171,292
 
Exelon Corp.1
   
4,159
     
156,670
 
Ameren Corp.1
   
2,661
     
153,912
 
UGI Corp.
   
3,199
     
149,905
 
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
   
4,162
     
138,886
 
Edison International1
   
1,711
     
132,038
 
Portland General Electric Co.
   
2,600
     
118,664
 
National Fuel Gas Co.
   
2,037
     
115,315
 
American Electric Power Company, Inc.1
   
1,206
     
84,709
 
Xcel Energy, Inc.1
   
1,509
     
71,406
 
AES Corp.
   
5,173
     
57,006
 
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc.
   
510
     
39,586
 
CMS Energy Corp.
   
756
     
35,018
 
Total Utilities
           
1,424,407
 
Financial - 8.9%
 
Prudential Financial, Inc.1
   
1,795
     
190,843
 
Aflac, Inc.1
   
1,864
     
151,711
 
Allstate Corp.
   
1,192
     
109,557
 
Lazard Ltd. Class A
   
2,166
     
97,947
 
Old Republic International Corp.
   
4,937
     
97,210
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
   
882
     
84,240
 
CIT Group, Inc.
   
1,326
     
65,040
 
CNO Financial Group, Inc.
   
2,438
     
56,903
 
LaSalle Hotel Properties REIT
   
1,923
     
55,806
 
Franklin Resources, Inc.
   
1,155
     
51,409
 
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
   
879
     
46,605
 
Hospitality Properties Trust REIT
   
1,554
     
44,273
 
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. REIT
   
1,833
     
40,216
 
Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd.*,†††,2
   
16,638
     
 
Total Financial
           
1,091,760
 
Communications - 6.9%
 
Verizon Communications, Inc.1
   
3,291
     
162,872
 
Juniper Networks, Inc.1
   
4,934
     
137,313
 
Iridium Communications, Inc.*
   
11,218
     
115,545
 
ATN International, Inc.
   
2,037
     
107,350
 
F5 Networks, Inc.*
   
643
     
77,520
 
Omnicom Group, Inc.
   
982
     
72,737
 
ARRIS International plc*
   
1,906
     
54,302
 
Viavi Solutions, Inc.*
   
4,184
     
39,581
 
CommScope Holding Company, Inc.*
   
1,168
     
38,789
 
Viacom, Inc. Class B
   
1,289
     
35,886
 
Total Communications
           
841,895
 
Basic Materials - 1.6%
 
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. Class A
   
449
     
44,473
 
Mosaic Co.
   
1,816
     
39,207
 
International Paper Co.
   
685
     
38,922
 
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.*
   
2,765
     
38,821
 
AK Steel Holding Corp.*
   
6,941
     
38,800
 
Total Basic Materials
           
200,223
 
Energy - 1.5%
 
Devon Energy Corp.
   
2,163
     
79,404
 
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
   
1,172
     
57,252
 
Marathon Oil Corp.
   
3,395
     
46,036
 
Total Energy
           
182,692
 
Total Common Stocks
         
(Cost $11,587,267)
           
12,247,375
 

MONEY MARKET FUND- 4.5%
 
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund 0.86%3
   
553,097
     
553,097
 
Total Money Market Fund
         
(Cost $553,097)
           
553,097
 
Total Investments - 104.3%
         
(Cost $12,140,364)
   
$
12,800,472
 
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (4.3)%
     
(528,069
)
Total Net Assets - 100.0%
   
$
12,272,403
 
 
Total Return Swap Agreements
 
                   
Counterparty
Index
 
Financing
Rate Pay
(Receive)
 
Payment
Frequency
Maturity
Date
 
Units
   
Notional
Value
   
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreements Sold Short††,4
                   
Morgan Stanley
Alpha Opportunity Portfolio Short Custom Basket Swap5
   
(0.81
)%
At Maturity
02/01/19
   
230,580
   
$
12,588,177
   
$
(755,811
)
                                       
OTC Equity Index Swap Agreements††,5
                         
Morgan Stanley
Alpha Opportunity Portfolio Long Custom Basket Swap4
   
1.64
%
At Maturity
02/01/19
   
97,900
     
5,391,025
     
208,341
 


Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
CUSTOM BASKET OF LONG SECURITIES5
Lam Research Corp.
   
541
   
$
22,509
 
Amgen, Inc.
   
830
     
21,553
 
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
   
1,549
     
18,548
 
Cisco Systems, Inc.
   
5,909
     
17,033
 
Teradata Corp.*
   
3,680
     
16,755
 
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
   
5,386
     
16,719
 
Cigna Corp.
   
798
     
15,980
 
Intel Corp.
   
4,515
     
15,260
 
Corning, Inc.
   
5,757
     
15,062
 
Cummins, Inc.
   
743
     
14,301
 
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.*
   
568
     
13,598
 
Discover Financial Services
   
2,393
     
12,478
 
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. Class A
   
896
     
11,621
 
Biogen, Inc.*
   
273
     
10,995
 
Applied Materials, Inc.
   
1,554
     
10,779
 
FedEx Corp.
   
560
     
9,452
 
Wabash National Corp.
   
3,305
     
8,658
 
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*
   
867
     
8,554
 
Union Pacific Corp.
   
1,274
     
8,414
 
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
   
2,367
     
8,291
 
McKesson Corp.
   
472
     
6,992
 
Northern Trust Corp.
   
1,510
     
6,540
 
Entergy Corp.
   
1,459
     
6,445
 
WW Grainger, Inc.
   
538
     
6,061
 
Texas Instruments, Inc.
   
627
     
5,913
 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
   
1,826
     
5,457
 
Travelers Companies, Inc.
   
1,037
     
4,562
 
PG&E Corp.
   
2,102
     
3,413
 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
   
374
     
3,398
 
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
   
486
     
3,397
 
Apple, Inc.
   
224
     
1,978
 
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
   
1,944
     
1,704
 
Merck & Company, Inc.
   
1,444
     
1,525
 
Anthem, Inc.
   
743
     
923
 
CoStar Group, Inc.*
   
93
     
204
 
Performance Food Group Co.*
   
877
     
72
 
Catalent, Inc.*
   
626
     
38
 
GoDaddy, Inc. Class A*
   
339
     
(74
)
Jabil, Inc.
   
2,476
     
(244
)
EMCOR Group, Inc.
   
1,049
     
(346
)
Cloudera, Inc.*
   
717
     
(452
)
AECOM*
   
1,276
     
(498
)
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
   
639
     
(712
)
Synchrony Financial
   
1,787
     
(1,883
)
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
   
911
     
(2,007
)
Motorola Solutions, Inc.
   
1,279
     
(2,030
)
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.
   
4,225
     
(4,127
)
Western Union Co.
   
6,156
     
(4,360
)
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
   
3,558
     
(4,427
)
Kroger Co.
   
3,128
     
(8,651
)
Carlisle Companies, Inc.
   
1,849
     
(8,947
)
Mylan N.V.*
   
1,966
     
(11,788
)
Owens & Minor, Inc.
   
2,037
     
(13,290
)
United Continental Holdings, Inc.*
   
1,325
     
(16,323
)
InterDigital, Inc.
   
1,128
     
(22,106
)
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
   
1,908
     
(28,682
)
Total Custom Basket of Long Securities
     
204,235
 
 
CUSTOM BASKET OF SHORT SECURITIES4
         
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
   
(2,454
)
   
24,397
 
NewMarket Corp.
   
(378
)
   
16,115
 
Ulta Beauty, Inc.*
   
(177
)
   
11,115
 
General Electric Co.
   
(1,926
)
   
10,484
 
Sensient Technologies Corp.
   
(2,154
)
   
9,995
 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
   
(431
)
   
9,909
 
Wabtec Corp.
   
(571
)
   
9,295
 
Vulcan Materials Co.
   
(1,024
)
   
8,886
 
NIKE, Inc. Class B
   
(1,372
)
   
8,849
 
American Campus Communities, Inc.
   
(2,044
)
   
8,313
 
Pool Corp.
   
(739
)
   
8,206
 
Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.*
   
(598
)
   
8,111
 
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
   
(2,704
)
   
7,632
 
Education Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(1,964
)
   
7,419
 
Charter Communications, Inc. Class A*
   
(244
)
   
6,503
 
Federal Realty Investment Trust
   
(884
)
   
6,167
 
Mercury General Corp.
   
(883
)
   
6,057
 
Balchem Corp.
   
(1,053
)
   
5,606
 
Shake Shack, Inc. Class A*
   
(1,270
)
   
5,306
 
People's United Financial, Inc.
   
(7,483
)
   
5,289
 
Toro Co.
   
(515
)
   
4,469
 
Realty Income Corp.
   
(1,116
)
   
3,950
 
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*
   
(232
)
   
3,891
 
Papa John's International, Inc.
   
(689
)
   
3,845
 
Financial Engines, Inc.
   
(1,133
)
   
3,739
 
Sun Communities, Inc.
   
(996
)
   
3,590
 
RPM International, Inc.
   
(2,106
)
   
3,261
 
Starbucks Corp.
   
(702
)
   
3,260
 
Acadia Realty Trust
   
(1,293
)
   
3,149
 
Yum! Brands, Inc.
   
(1,015
)
   
2,785
 
Wendy's Co.
   
(3,919
)
   
2,583
 
Axon Enterprise, Inc.*
   
(1,667
)
   
2,413
 
Kilroy Realty Corp.
   
(743
)
   
2,188
 
Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
   
(670
)
   
2,053
 
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
   
(389
)
   
1,853
 
Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc.
   
(915
)
   
1,850
 
Corporate Office Properties Trust
   
(1,385
)
   
1,812
 
SPS Commerce, Inc.*
   
(608
)
   
1,785
 
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. Class A
   
(2,620
)
   
1,208
 
Public Storage
   
(322
)
   
1,199
 
Atlassian Corporation plc Class A*
   
(1,958
)
   
1,079
 
Cable One, Inc.
   
(49
)
   
983
 
Tesla, Inc.*
   
(160
)
   
904
 
ANSYS, Inc.*
   
(497
)
   
692
 
McCormick & Company, Inc.
   
(372
)
   
532
 
Trustmark Corp.
   
(1,674
)
   
365
 
CareTrust REIT, Inc.
   
(1,882
)
   
233
 
Southern Co.
   
(1,267
)
   
207
 
SBA Communications Corp.*
   
(573
)
   
178
 
TripAdvisor, Inc.*
   
(1,133
)
   
155
 
Valley National Bancorp
   
(3,375
)
   
132
 
Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
   
(1,967
)
   
(28
)
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(1,234
)
   
(29
)
Mohawk Industries, Inc.*
   
(246
)
   
(55
)
NiSource, Inc.
   
(2,893
)
   
(102
)
Howard Hughes Corp.*
   
(418
)
   
(228
)
 

Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
CUSTOM BASKET OF SHORT SECURITIES4 (continued)
 
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.
   
(814
)
 
$
(297
)
Madison Square Garden Co. Class A*
   
(204
)
   
(495
)
Provident Financial Services, Inc.
   
(1,518
)
   
(671
)
Aqua America, Inc.
   
(1,470
)
   
(684
)
Ladder Capital Corp. Class A
   
(2,692
)
   
(707
)
Bio-Techne Corp.
   
(466
)
   
(755
)
Bank of Hawaii Corp.
   
(460
)
   
(790
)
Amazon.com, Inc.*
   
(63
)
   
(827
)
Workday, Inc. Class A*
   
(368
)
   
(1,090
)
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
   
(249
)
   
(1,291
)
Fulton Financial Corp.
   
(2,920
)
   
(1,460
)
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
   
(696
)
   
(1,489
)
S&P Global, Inc.
   
(348
)
   
(1,544
)
Terreno Realty Corp.
   
(1,613
)
   
(1,552
)
Washington Federal, Inc.
   
(1,721
)
   
(1,635
)
Douglas Emmett, Inc.
   
(1,464
)
   
(1,700
)
BWX Technologies, Inc.
   
(684
)
   
(1,886
)
EastGroup Properties, Inc.
   
(811
)
   
(1,924
)
WD-40 Co.
   
(341
)
   
(2,000
)
Vail Resorts, Inc.
   
(314
)
   
(2,037
)
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
   
(2,459
)
   
(2,039
)
Old National Bancorp
   
(2,921
)
   
(2,046
)
BB&T Corp.
   
(1,359
)
   
(2,284
)
Willis Towers Watson plc
   
(245
)
   
(2,326
)
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.
   
(862
)
   
(2,329
)
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
   
(733
)
   
(2,377
)
Ingevity Corp.*
   
(642
)
   
(2,638
)
KeyCorp
   
(3,981
)
   
(2,773
)
Iron Mountain, Inc.
   
(1,114
)
   
(2,893
)
WABCO Holdings, Inc.*
   
(266
)
   
(2,917
)
ServiceNow, Inc.*
   
(421
)
   
(3,081
)
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.*
   
(978
)
   
(3,101
)
CME Group, Inc. Class A
   
(321
)
   
(3,185
)
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. Class A
   
(2,025
)
   
(3,213
)
Avery Dennison Corp.
   
(656
)
   
(3,269
)
Eaton Vance Corp.
   
(1,667
)
   
(3,287
)
Black Hills Corp.
   
(1,435
)
   
(3,317
)
Dominion Energy, Inc.
   
(1,265
)
   
(3,559
)
ABIOMED, Inc.*
   
(245
)
   
(3,718
)
Laredo Petroleum, Inc.*
   
(3,070
)
   
(3,724
)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*
   
(701
)
   
(4,032
)
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. Class A
   
(817
)
   
(4,125
)
Jack in the Box, Inc.
   
(768
)
   
(4,178
)
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
   
(893
)
   
(4,232
)
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
   
(1,128
)
   
(4,288
)
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
   
(562
)
   
(4,327
)
Ross Stores, Inc.
   
(769
)
   
(4,401
)
PTC, Inc.*
   
(1,140
)
   
(4,663
)
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.
   
(1,107
)
   
(4,815
)
National Instruments Corp.
   
(1,236
)
   
(4,851
)
Domino's Pizza, Inc.
   
(223
)
   
(4,892
)
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A*
   
(335
)
   
(4,909
)
Priceline Group, Inc.*
   
(20
)
   
(5,077
)
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*
   
(666
)
   
(5,095
)
BankUnited, Inc.
   
(1,997
)
   
(5,115
)
VF Corp.
   
(662
)
   
(5,166
)
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
   
(7,908
)
   
(5,249
)
Essex Property Trust, Inc.
   
(344
)
   
(5,276
)
Semtech Corp.*
   
(1,287
)
   
(5,277
)
AptarGroup, Inc.
   
(446
)
   
(5,517
)
John Bean Technologies Corp.
   
(425
)
   
(5,565
)
Graco, Inc.
   
(562
)
   
(5,774
)
Spire, Inc.
   
(1,205
)
   
(5,991
)
Red Hat, Inc.*
   
(478
)
   
(6,056
)
WR Grace & Co.
   
(1,647
)
   
(6,237
)
Summit Materials, Inc. Class A*
   
(1,676
)
   
(6,315
)
EnPro Industries, Inc.
   
(625
)
   
(6,444
)
Century Aluminum Co.*
   
(3,101
)
   
(6,507
)
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.*
   
(704
)
   
(6,574
)
CyrusOne, Inc.
   
(1,210
)
   
(6,605
)
Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A
   
(371
)
   
(6,724
)
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
   
(295
)
   
(6,788
)
Woodward, Inc.
   
(720
)
   
(6,867
)
CommVault Systems, Inc.*
   
(784
)
   
(7,134
)
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.*
   
(3,089
)
   
(7,317
)
PayPal Holdings, Inc.*
   
(1,076
)
   
(7,335
)
KBR, Inc.
   
(2,472
)
   
(7,964
)
Trex Company, Inc.*
   
(499
)
   
(8,098
)
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.*
   
(456
)
   
(8,142
)
AO Smith Corp.
   
(1,130
)
   
(8,352
)
Tyler Technologies, Inc.*
   
(321
)
   
(8,395
)
Monro, Inc.
   
(808
)
   
(8,462
)
Matador Resources Co.*
   
(1,668
)
   
(8,591
)
Medidata Solutions, Inc.*
   
(792
)
   
(8,791
)
First Republic Bank
   
(1,160
)
   
(8,862
)
Cantel Medical Corp.
   
(479
)
   
(9,101
)
Cimarex Energy Co.
   
(613
)
   
(9,149
)
Cousins Properties, Inc.
   
(10,218
)
   
(9,251
)
Rollins, Inc.
   
(2,363
)
   
(9,300
)
Crown Castle International Corp.
   
(886
)
   
(9,562
)
American Tower Corp. Class A
   
(613
)
   
(9,927
)
Cognex Corp.
   
(553
)
   
(10,050
)
Ecolab, Inc.
   
(1,399
)
   
(10,146
)
McDonald's Corp.
   
(786
)
   
(10,548
)
Five Below, Inc.*
   
(747
)
   
(10,550
)
Trimble, Inc.*
   
(1,106
)
   
(10,651
)
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. Class A
   
(1,892
)
   
(10,817
)
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B*
   
(363
)
   
(10,927
)
Moody's Corp.
   
(532
)
   
(10,936
)
Mercury Systems, Inc.*
   
(867
)
   
(11,106
)
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
   
(1,451
)
   
(11,599
)
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.
   
(2,572
)
   
(11,856
)
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.
   
(944
)
   
(11,884
)
Deltic Timber Corp.
   
(915
)
   
(12,098
)
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp.
   
(327
)
   
(12,196
)
Equinix, Inc.
   
(243
)
   
(12,326
)
Alliant Energy Corp.
   
(3,232
)
   
(12,859
)
Wynn Resorts Ltd.
   
(263
)
   
(13,533
)
Atmos Energy Corp.
   
(2,025
)
   
(13,841
)
Albemarle Corp.
   
(685
)
   
(14,182
)
Royal Gold, Inc.
   
(873
)
   
(14,789
)
salesforce.com, Inc.*
   
(1,205
)
   
(15,436
)
NVIDIA Corp.
   
(226
)
   
(15,500
)
Crocs, Inc.*
   
(4,869
)
   
(15,636
)
Marriott International, Inc. Class A
   
(876
)
   
(17,369
)
Autodesk, Inc.*
   
(615
)
   
(17,780
)
Adobe Systems, Inc.*
   
(520
)
   
(17,821
)
CoreSite Realty Corp.
   
(693
)
   
(18,157
)
Ball Corp.
   
(4,421
)
   
(19,539
)
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.
   
(1,958
)
   
(19,606
)
Facebook, Inc. Class A*
   
(849
)
   
(19,748
)
CarMax, Inc.*
   
(1,642
)
   
(19,860
)
 

Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
September 30, 2017
   
 
   
Shares
   
Unrealized
Gain (Loss)
 
CUSTOM BASKET OF SHORT SECURITIES4 (continued)
 
Xylem, Inc.
   
(1,621
)
 
$
(22,728
)
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
   
(1,263
)
   
(25,144
)
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
   
(1,908
)
   
(25,663
)
FMC Corp.
   
(1,064
)
   
(30,547
)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.*
   
(653
)
   
(31,259
)
Total Custom Basket of Short Securities
     
(739,709
)

 

Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series)
 
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)   
September 30, 2017
   
 
*
Non-income producing security.
Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 3.
††
Value determined based on Level 2 inputs — See Note 3.
†††
Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 3.
1
All or a portion of this security is pledged as equity index swap collateral at September 30, 2017.
2
Security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at September 30, 2017.  The total market value of fair valued securities amounts to $0, (cost $101,261) or 0.0% of total net assets.
3
Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of September 30, 2017.
4
Total Return is based on the return of custom long basket of securities +/- financing at a variable rate. Rate indicated is rate eff ective at September 30, 2017.
5
Total Return is based on the return of custom short basket of securities +/- financing at a variable rate. Rate indicated is rate eff ective at September 30, 2017.
 
plc
Public Limited Company
REIT
Real Estate Investment Trust

See Sector Classification in Other Information section.
 

 
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at September 30, 2017 (See Note 3 in the Notes to Schedule of Investments):
 
   
Investments in Securities (Assets)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Common Stocks
 
$
12,247,375
   
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
**  
$
12,247,375
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
   
     
     
     
208,341
     
     
208,341
 
Money Market Fund
   
553,097
     
     
     
     
     
553,097
 
Total Assets
 
$
12,800,472
   
$
   
$
   
$
208,341
   
$
   
$
13,008,813
 
                                                 
Investments in Securities (Liabilities)
 
Level 1
Quoted
Prices
   
Level 1 - Other*
   
Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
   
Level 2 - Other*
   
Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
   
Total
 
Equity Index Swap Agreements
 
$
   
$
   
$
   
$
755,811
   
$
   
$
755,811
 

*
Other financial instruments include futures contracts and/or swaps, which are reported as unrealized gain/loss at period end.
** Market value of security is $0.
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. Transfers between valuation levels, if any, are in comparison to the valuation levels at the end of the previous fiscal year, and are effective using the fair value as of the end of the current fiscal period.
 
For the period ended September 30, 2017, there were no transfers between levels.
 


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 
   
Note 1 - Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust (the "Trust"), a Delaware statutory trust, is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type. Each series, in effect, is representing a separate Fund. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares. The Trust accounts for the assets of each Fund separately. At September 30, 2017, the Trust consisted of sixteen funds.

This report covers the Series A (StylePlus—Large Core Series), Series B (Large Cap Value Series), Series D (World Equity Income Series), Series E (Total Return Bond Series), Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series), Series J (StylePlus—Mid Growth Series), Series N (Managed Asset Allocation Series), Series O (All Cap Value Series), Series P (High Yield Series), Series Q (Small Cap Value Series), Series V (MidCap Value Series), Series X (StylePlus—Small Growth Series), and Series Z (Alpha Opportunity Series) (the “Funds”), each a diversified investment company, with the exception of Series B (Large Cap Value Series) and Series Y (StylePlus—Large Growth Series), which are each a non-diversified investment company.

Security Investors, LLC, which operates under the name Guggenheim Investments (“GI”), provides advisory services. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI and GFD are affiliated entities.

Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds operate as investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.

The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP") and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.

The net asset value (“NAV”) per share of a fund is calculated by dividing the market value of the fund’s securities and other assets, less all liabilities, by the number of outstanding shares of the fund.

(a) Valuation of Investments
The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds' securities and/or other assets.

Valuations of the Funds’ securities are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed, to review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Funds’ officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used and valuations provided by the pricing services.

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 Valuation Committee.

Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sale price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on a given day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day.

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. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee 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 such as World Equity Benchmark Securities. In addition, under the Valuation Procedures, the Valuation Committee and GI are authorized to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 

Open-end investment companies ("mutual funds") are valued at their NAV as of the close of business, on the valuation date. Exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") and closed-end investment companies ("CEFs") are valued at the last quoted sale price.

U.S. Government securities are valued by either independent pricing services, the last traded fill price, or at the reported bid price at the close of business.

Debt securities 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. Short-term debt securities with a maturity of 60 days or less at acquisition are valued at amortized cost, provided such amount approximates market value. Money market funds are valued at net asset value.

Typically, loans are valued using information provided by an independent third party pricing service which uses broker quotes in a non-active market.

Listed options are valued at the Official Settlement Price listed by the exchange, usually as of 4:00 p.m. Long options are valued using the bid price and short options are valued using the ask price. In the event that a settlement price is not available, fair valuation is enacted. Over-the-counter ("OTC") options are valued using the average bid price (for long options) or average ask price (for short options) obtained from one or more security dealers.

Premiums received from options written are entered in a Fund’s accounting records as an asset and equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current value of the option written. When an option written expires, or if a Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, it realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold).

The value of futures contracts is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the contracts that is determined by marking the contracts to their current realized settlement prices. Financial futures contracts are valued 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 values of over-the-counter ("OTC") swap agreements entered into by a Fund are accounted for using the unrealized gains or losses on the agreements that are determined by marking the agreements to the last quoted value of the index that the swaps pertain to at the close of the NYSE. The swaps' values are then adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreements.

The value of interest rate swap agreements entered into by a Fund is accounted for using the unrealized gain or loss on the agreements that is determined using the spread priced off the previous day’s Chicago Mercantile Exchange ("CME") price.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued daily based on the applicable exchange rate of the underlying currency. The change in value of the contract is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation until the forward foreign currency contract is closed. When the forward foreign currency contract is closed the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time the contract was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair-valued as determined in good faith by GI under the direction of the Board using methods established or ratified by the Board. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’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 comparable maturities and characteristics, or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over Treasuries, and other information analysis.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 

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.
 
Under the Funds’ organizational documents, the Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Note 2 – Financial Instruments and Derivatives
As part of their investment strategy, the Funds utilize short sales and a variety of derivative instruments. These investments involve, to varying degrees, elements of market risk. Valuation and accounting treatment of these instruments can be found under Significant Accounting Policies in Note 1 to Schedule of Investments.

Short Sales

A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own. If the security sold short decreases in price between the time the Fund sells the security and closes its short position, the Fund will realize a gain on the transaction. Conversely, if the security increases in price during the period, the Fund will realize a loss on the transaction. The risk of such price increases is the principal risk of engaging in short sales.

Derivatives

Derivatives are instruments whose values depend on, or are derived from, in whole or in part, the value of one or more other assets, such as securities, currencies, commodities or indices. Derivative instruments may be used to increase investment flexibility (including to maintain cash reserves while maintaining exposure to certain other assets), for risk management (hedging) purposes, to facilitate trading, to reduce transaction costs and to pursue higher investment returns. Derivative instruments may also be used to mitigate certain investment risks, such as foreign currency exchange rate risk, interest rate risk and credit risk. U.S. GAAP requires disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why a Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.

The Funds may utilize derivatives for the following purposes:
 
Duration: the use of an instrument to manage the interest rate risk of a portfolio.

Hedge: an investment made in order to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in a security, by taking an offsetting position to protect against broad market moves.

Index Exposure: the use of an instrument to obtain exposure to a listed or other type of index.

Leverage: gaining total exposure to equities or other assets on the long and short sides at greater than 100% of invested capital.

Speculation: the use of an instrument to express macro-economic and other investment views.

For any Fund whose investment strategy consistently involves applying leverage, the value of the Fund’s shares will tend to increase or decrease more than the value of any increase or decrease in the underlying index or other asset. In addition, because an investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed, an opportunity for increased net income is created; but, at the same time, leverage risk will increase. The Fund’s use of leverage, through borrowings or instruments such as derivatives, may cause the Fund to be more volatile and riskier than if they had not been leveraged.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 

Options Purchased and Written

A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the right to buy, and the writer of a call option the obligation to sell, the underlying security. The purchaser of a put option has the right to sell, and the writer of the put option the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option period. The risk associated with purchasing options is limited to the premium originally paid.
 
The risk in writing a call option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security increases and the option is exercised. The risk in writing a put option is that a Fund may incur a loss if the market price of the underlying security decreases and the option is exercised. In addition, there may be an imperfect correlation between the movement in prices of options and the underlying securities where a Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid secondary market; or, for OTC options, a Fund may be at risk because of the counterparty’s inability to perform.
 
Futures

A futures contract is an agreement to purchase (long) or sell (short) an agreed amount of securities or other instruments at a set price for delivery at a future date. There are significant risks associated with a Fund's use of futures contracts, including (i) there may be an imperfect or no correlation between the changes in market value of the underlying asset and the prices of futures contracts; (ii) there may not be a liquid secondary market for a futures contract; (iii) trading restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange; and (iv) government regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts. When investing in futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to a Fund because futures are exchange-traded and the exchange’s clearinghouse, as counterparty to all exchange-traded futures, guarantees against default. Securities held as collateral are noted on the Schedules of Investments.

Swaps

A swap is an agreement that obligates two parties to exchange a series of cash flows at specified intervals based upon or calculated by reference to changes in specified prices or rates for a specified amount of an underlying asset. A Fund utilizing OTC swaps bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying asset declines in value. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing and are executed on a multi-lateral or other trade facility platform, such as a registered exchange. There is limited counterparty credit risk with respect to centrally-cleared swaps as the transaction is facilitated through a central clearinghouse, much like an exchange-traded futures contract. Upon entering into a centrally-cleared swap transaction, the Fund is required to deposit with its clearing broker an amount of cash or securities as an initial margin. Subsequent variation margin payments or receipts are made or received by the Fund, depending on fluctuations in the fair value of the reference entity. For Funds utilizing interest rate swaps, the exchange bears the risk of loss.

Total return swaps involve commitments where single or multiple cash flows are exchanged based on the price of an underlying reference asset (such as index or basket) or a fixed or variable interest rate. Index swaps will usually be computed based on the current index value as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE or other exchange, with the swap value being adjusted to include dividends accrued, financing charges and/or interest associated with the swap agreement. A fund utilizing a total return index swap bears the risk of loss of the amount expected to be received under a swap agreement in the event of the default or bankruptcy of a swap agreement counterparty or if the underlying index declines in value.

Interest rate swaps involve the exchange by the Funds with another party for their respective commitment to pay or receive a fixed or variable interest rate on a notional amount of principal. Interest rate swaps are generally centrally-cleared, but central clearing does not make interest rate swap transactions risk free.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to exchange two designated currencies at a specific time in the future. Certain types of contracts may be cash settled, in an amount equal to the change in exchange rates during the term of the contract. The contracts can be used to hedge or manage exposure to foreign currency risks with portfolio investments or to gain exposure to foreign currencies.

The market value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes with fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Furthermore, the Funds may be exposed to risk if the counterparties cannot meet the contract terms or if the currency value changes unfavorably as compared to the U.S. dollar.

In conjunction with the use of short sales and derivative instruments, the Funds are required to maintain collateral in various forms. The Funds use, where appropriate, depending on the financial instrument utilized and the broker involved, margin deposits at the broker, cash and/or securities segregated at the custodian bank, discount notes or the repurchase agreements allocated to the Funds.

There are several risks associated with exposure to foreign currencies, foreign issuers and emerging markets. A Fund’s 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, or in the case of short positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value relative to the currency being hedged. 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 developments in the U.S. or abroad. In addition, the Fund may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies. The Fund may, but is not obligated to, engage in currency hedging transactions, which generally involve buying currency forward, options or futures contracts. However, not all currency risks may be effectively hedged, and in some cases the costs of hedging techniques may outweigh expected benefits. In such instances, the value of securities denominated in foreign currencies can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar.
 

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 

Certain Funds may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments, such as ADRs and exchange-traded funds, which are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. Foreign markets can be more volatile than the U.S. market due to increased risks of adverse issuer, political, regulatory, market, or economic developments and can perform differently from the U.S. market. Investing in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, may involve risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. The value of securities denominated in foreign currencies, and of dividends from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices in some foreign markets may fluctuate more than those of securities traded on U.S. markets. 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. Transaction costs and costs associated with custody services are generally higher for foreign securities than they are for U.S. securities. Some foreign governments levy withholding taxes against dividend and interest income. Although in some countries portions of these taxes are recoverable, the non-recovered portion will reduce the income received by the Fund.

The Trust has established counterparty credit guidelines and enters into transactions only with financial institutions of investment grade or better. The Trust monitors the counterparty credit risk.

Note 3 – Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2 — significant other observable inputs (for example quoted prices for securities that are similar based on characteristics such as interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs based on the best information available under the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available, which may include assumptions.

The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.

Independent pricing services are used to value a majority of the Funds’ investments. When values are not available from a pricing service, they may be computed by the Funds’ investment adviser or an affiliate. In any event, values may be determined using a variety of sources and techniques, including: market prices; broker quotes; and models which derive prices based on inputs such as prices of securities with comparable maturities and characteristics or based on inputs such as anticipated cash flows or collateral, spread over Treasuries, and other information and analysis. A significant portion of the Funds’ assets and liabilities are categorized as Level 2 or Level 3, as indicated in this report.

Indicative quotes from broker-dealers, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates, may be also used to value the Funds’ assets and liabilities, i.e. prices provided by a broker-dealer or other market participant who has not committed to trade at that price. Although indicative quotes are typically received from established market participants, the Funds may not have the transparency to view the underlying inputs which support the market quotations. Significant changes in an indicative quote would generally result in significant changes in the fair value of the security.

Certain fixed income securities are valued by obtaining a monthly indicative quote from a broker-dealer, adjusted for fluctuations in criteria such as credit spreads and interest rates.

The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.


NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)    
 

Note 4– Federal Income Tax Information
The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.

Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds' tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken, or to be taken, on federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds' financial statements. The Funds' federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.

At September 30, 2017, the cost of securities for federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost, and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:

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Note 5 – Unfunded Loan Commitments
Pursuant to the terms of certain loan agreements, certain Funds held unfunded loan commitments as of September 30, 2017. The Funds are obligated to fund these loan commitments at the borrower’s discretion.

The unfunded loan commitments as of September 30, 2017, were as follows:
 
   
Fund
Borrower
Maturity Date
 
Face Amount*
   
Value
 
Series F (Floating Rate Strategies Series)
             
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. 
2/28/18
 
$
300,000
   
$
 
 
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc.
7/19/24
   
6,692
     
16
 
           
$
306,692
   
$
16
 
Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
 
Acosta, Inc.
9/26/19
   
488,889
     
25,900
 
 
Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC
7/25/19
   
900,000
     
42,059
 
 
BBB Industries, LLC
11/4/19
   
775,000
     
44,715
 
 
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.
2/28/18
   
1,550,000
     
 
 
Epicor Software 
6/1/20
   
600,000
     
39,776
 
 
ICSH Parent, Inc.
4/29/24
   
21,318
     
 
 
Signode Industrial Group US, Inc. 
5/1/19
   
1,600,000
     
63,235
 
 
Vantiv LLC
9/8/24
   
49,308
     
 
           
$
5,984,514
   
$
215,685
 
 
*
The face amount is denominated in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
 
Note 6 – Restricted Securities
The securities below are considered illiquid and restricted under guidelines established by the Board of Trustees:

Fund
Restricted Securities
Acquisition Date
 
Cost
   
Value
 
Series E (Total Return Bond Series)
             
 
ACC Group Housing LLC
             
 
6.35% due 07/15/54
06/03/14
 
$
250,000
   
$
292,197
 
 
Atlantic Marine Corporations Communities LLC
               
 
5.43% due 12/01/50
07/25/14
   
318,828
     
330,270
 
 
Copper River CLO Ltd.
                 
 
2007-1A, due 01/20/21
05/09/14
   
702,000
     
81,756
 
 
GMAC Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp.
                 
 
2007-HCKM, 6.11% due 08/10/52
10/07/16
   
1,119,949
     
1,073,908
 
 
Northern Group Housing LLC
                 
 
6.80% due 08/15/53
07/25/13
   
600,000
     
737,568
 
 
Pacific Northwest Communities LLC
                 
 
5.91% due 06/15/50
05/22/14
   
400,000
     
441,308
 
 
Turbine Engines Securitization Ltd.
                 
 
2013-1A, 5.13% due 12/13/48
11/27/13
   
630,978
     
625,775
 
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust I
                 
 
(1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.13%
01/20/06
   
301,449
     
226,254
 
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust II
                 
 
(1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.13%
01/20/06
   
301,449
     
226,254
 
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust III
                 
 
(1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.14%
01/20/06
   
301,449
     
226,255
 
 
Woodbourne Capital Trust IV
                 
 
(1 Month USD LIBOR + 250 bps) 3.14%
01/20/06
   
301,449
     
226,255
 
         
5,227,551
     
4,487,800
 
                     
Series P (High Yield Series)
                 
 
Schahin II Finance Co. SPV Ltd.
03/12/15
 
$
111,437
   
$
17,373
 
 
5.88% due 09/25/22
                 


OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited)    
 
 
Sector Classification

Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.
 
(a) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.
 
(b) The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3. Exhibits.

A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) is attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant)
Guggenheim Variable Funds Trust
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Amy J. Lee
 
 
Amy J. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
     
Date
November 29, 2017
 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ Amy J. Lee
 
 
Amy J. Lee, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
     
Date
November 29, 2017
 
     
By (Signature and Title)*
/s/ John L. Sullivan
 
 
John L. Sullivan, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
 
     
Date
November 29, 2017
 

*
Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.