0001683863-23-008137.txt : 20231212 0001683863-23-008137.hdr.sgml : 20231212 20231211182834 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001683863-23-008137 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20231212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20231211 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20231212 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GUGGENHEIM FUNDS TRUST CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000088525 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-19458 FILM NUMBER: 231479563 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 702 KING FARM BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 BUSINESS PHONE: 301-296-5100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 702 KING FARM BOULEVARD STREET 2: SUITE 200 CITY: ROCKVILLE STATE: MD ZIP: 20850 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SECURITY EQUITY FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 0000088525 S000008805 Guggenheim StylePlus - Large Core Fund C000023958 A SECEX C000023960 C SFECX 0000088525 S000008806 Guggenheim Alpha Opportunity Fund C000023961 A SAOAX C000023963 C SAOCX 0000088525 S000008807 Guggenheim World Equity Income Fund C000023964 A SEQAX C000023966 C SFGCX 0000088525 S000008809 Guggenheim SMid Cap Value Fund C000023970 A SEVAX C000023972 C SEVSX 0000088525 S000022641 Guggenheim Small Cap Value Fund C000065507 A SSUAX C000065508 C SSVCX 0000088525 S000043985 Guggenheim Limited Duration Fund C000136507 A-Class GILDX C000136508 C-Class GILFX 0000088525 S000043986 Guggenheim Floating Rate Strategies Fund C000136510 A-Class GIFAX C000136511 C-Class GIFCX 0000088525 S000043987 Guggenheim High Yield Fund C000136514 A-Class SIHAX C000136516 C-Class SIHSX 0000088525 S000043988 Guggenheim Core Bond Fund C000136517 A-Class SIUSX C000136519 C-Class SDICX 0000088525 S000043989 Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund C000136521 A-Class GIOAX C000136522 C-Class GIOCX 0000088525 S000043990 Guggenheim Municipal Income Fund C000136524 A-Class GIJAX C000136525 C-Class GIJCX 0000088525 S000043991 Guggenheim Total Return Bond Fund C000136527 A-Class GIBAX C000136528 C-Class GIBCX 0000088525 S000043992 Guggenheim Large Cap Value Fund C000136530 A-Class SECIX C000136532 C-Class SEGIX 0000088525 S000043993 Guggenheim StylePlus - Mid Growth Fund C000136534 A-Class SECUX C000136536 C-Class SUFCX 0000088525 S000044539 Guggenheim Risk Managed Real Estate Fund C000138554 A-Class GURAX C000138555 C-Class GURCX 0000088525 S000051594 Guggenheim Diversified Income Fund C000162308 Class A GUDAX C000162309 Class C GUDCX 0000088525 S000052809 Guggenheim Market Neutral Real Estate Fund C000165920 Class A GUMAX C000165921 Class C GUMCX 0000088525 S000063493 Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund C000205703 Class A 497 1 f37050d1.htm SUPPLEMENT Supplement

Guggenheim Funds Trust

702 King Farm Blvd., Suite 200

Rockville, Maryland 20850

Supplement dated December 12, 2023

to the currently effective Class A, Class C, Institutional and Class P Statutory Prospectuses, each

dated January 31, 2023, as supplemented from time to time (each, a "Prospectus")

This supplement provides new and additional information beyond that contained in each Prospectus and should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus.

Effective immediately, the description of the sales charge waivers and discounts available through Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Appendix A ("Intermediary-Specific Sales Charge Waivers and Discounts") of the Prospectus is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("Merrill")

Purchases or sales of front-end (i.e., Class A) or level-load (i.e., Class C) mutual fund shares through a Merrill platform or account will be eligible only for the following sales load waivers (front-end, contingent deferred, or back-end waivers) and discounts, which differ from those disclosed elsewhere in this Fund's prospectus. Purchasers will have to buy mutual fund shares directly from the mutual fund company or through another intermediary to be eligible for waivers or discounts not listed below.

It is the client's responsibility to notify Merrill at the time of purchase or sale of any relationship or other facts that qualify the transaction for a waiver or discount. A Merrill representative may ask for reasonable documentation of such facts and Merrill may condition the granting of a waiver or discount on the timely receipt of such documentation.

Additional information on waivers and discounts is available in the Merrill Sales Load Waiver and Discounts Supplement (the "Merrill SLWD Supplement") and in the Mutual Fund Investing at Merrill pamphlet at ml.com/funds. Clients are encouraged to review these documents and speak with their financial advisor to determine whether a transaction is eligible for a waiver or discount.

Front-end Load Waivers Available at Merrill

Shares of mutual funds available for purchase by employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation, and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans provided the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan. For purposes of this provision, employer-sponsored retirement plans do not include SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans

Shares purchased through a Merrill investment advisory program

Brokerage class shares exchanged from advisory class shares due to the holdings moving from a Merrill investment advisory program to a Merrill brokerage account

Shares purchased through the Merrill Edge Self-Directed platform

Shares purchased through the systematic reinvestment of capital gains distributions and dividend reinvestment when purchasing shares of the same mutual fund in the same account

Shares exchanged from level-load shares to front-end load shares of the same mutual fund in accordance with the description in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

Shares purchased by eligible employees of Merrill or its affiliates and their family members who purchase shares in accounts within the employee's Merrill Household (as defined in the Merrill

SLWD Supplement)

Shares purchased by eligible persons associated with the fund as defined in this prospectus (e.g., the fund's officers or trustees)

Shares purchased from the proceeds of a mutual fund redemption in front-end load shares provided (1) the repurchase is in a mutual fund within the same fund family; (2) the repurchase occurs within 90 calendar days from the redemption trade date, and (3) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account (known as Rights of Reinstatement). Automated transactions (i.e., systematic purchases and withdrawals) and purchases made after shares are automatically sold to pay Merrill's account maintenance fees are not eligible for Rights of Reinstatement

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge ("CDSC") Waivers on Front-end, Back-end, and Level Load Shares Available at Merrill

Shares sold due to the client's death or disability (as defined by Internal Revenue Code Section

22(e)(3))

Shares sold pursuant to a systematic withdrawal program subject to Merrill's maximum systematic withdrawal limits as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

Shares sold due to return of excess contributions from an IRA account

Shares sold as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts due to the investor reaching the qualified age based on applicable IRS regulation

Front-end or level-load shares held in commission-based, non-taxable retirement brokerage accounts (e.g., traditional, Roth, rollover, SEP IRAs, Simple IRAs, SAR-SEPs or Keogh plans) that are transferred to fee-based accounts or platforms and exchanged for a lower cost share class of the same mutual fund

Front-end Load Discounts Available at Merrill: Breakpoints, Rights of Accumulation & Letters of Intent

Breakpoint discounts, as described in this prospectus, where the sales load is at or below the maximum sales load that Merrill permits to be assessed to a front-end load purchase, as de- scribed in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

Rights of Accumulation (ROA), as described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement, which entitle clients to breakpoint discounts based on the aggregated holdings of mutual fund family assets held in accounts in their Merrill Household

Letters of Intent (LOI), which allow for breakpoint discounts on eligible new purchases based on anticipated future eligible purchases within a fund family at Merrill, in accounts within your Merrill Household, as further described in the Merrill SLWD Supplement

Please retain this supplement for future reference.

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