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A-Class and C-Class Shares

Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the emerging markets bond market as defined by the Advisor.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold A-Class Shares or C-Class Shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $100,000 in certain funds in the Guggenheim Investments family of funds. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and under the “Sales Charges” section on page 21 of this Prospectus and in the “Sales Charges, Reductions, and Waivers” section beginning on page 53 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees A-Class and C-Class Shares Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund
A-Class Shares
C-Class Shares
Maximum Sales Charge (Load) Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of offering price) 4.75% none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (Load) (as a percentage of initial purchase price or current market value, whichever is less) none 1.00%

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses A-Class and C-Class Shares Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund
A-Class Shares
C-Class Shares
Management Fees 0.75% 0.75%
Distribution and/or Shareholder Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00%
Other Expenses [1] 0.57% 0.57%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.04% 0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1][2] 1.61% 2.36%
[1] Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund's financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example A-Class and C-Class Shares Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
A-Class Shares
631 959
C-Class Shares
339 736

You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:

Expense Example, No Redemption (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
A-Class and C-Class Shares Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund C-Class Shares
239 736

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund is new, and therefore, does not have a historical portfolio turnover rate.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks to gain exposure similar to the performance of the emerging markets bond market by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds and financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to emerging markets bonds. For purposes of the Fund, the emerging markets bond market consists of countries included in the Standard & Poor’s Emerging BMI, as well as countries that are not high-income OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) members as defined by the World Bank, and other emerging markets countries as determined by the Advisor.

 

The Fund will invest primarily in emerging markets credit default swaps, U.S. Treasury futures, and bonds. By investing in a combination of emerging markets credit default swaps, U.S.Treasury futures, and bonds, the Fund’s portfolio will have the characteristics of emerging markets bonds without having to invest directly in emerging markets bonds. Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund will normally be a seller of credit protection as it seeks to gain exposure to the emerging markets bond market, but also may buy credit protection from time to time in order to maintain the appropriate level of exposure to the emerging markets bond market, such as during times of heavy redemption activity. U.S. Treasury futures are derivatives that track the prices of specific U.S. Treasury securities. The emerging markets bond market tends to consist of bonds that are rated below investment grade (below BBB–/Baa3) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

 

As part of its primary strategy, the Fund also expects to invest in other investment companies, consisting of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds, unit investment trusts, and closed-end investment companies, as well as swap agreements, derivatives, and other financial instruments with economic characteristics comparable to that of the emerging markets bond market as represented by emerging market bonds. Certain of the investment companies in which the Fund may invest may be advised by the Advisor or otherwise affiliated with the Fund.

 

The Fund derives its exposure to the emerging markets bond market from its investment in credit default swaps and futures, which provide leveraged exposure. Investments in these derivative instruments have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Fund’s portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Fund’s exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular trend resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. The value of the Fund’s portfolio is likely to experience greater volatility over short-term periods. While such financial leverage has the potential to produce greater gains, it also may result in greater losses, which in some cases may cause the Fund to liquidate other portfolio investments at a loss to comply with limits on leverage and asset segregation requirements imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) or to meet redemption requests.

 

In addition to its primary strategy, the Fund may, under normal circumstances, buy debt securities to collateralize its derivative investments, for liquidity purposes, or to enhance yield. The Fund may hold a portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, but that have an average duration of less than one year. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates and is not simply a measure of time. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. In particular, the Fund may hold government money market instruments, such as U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government agency discount notes and bonds with maturities of two years or less. In addition, the Fund may invest in bank obligations, which may include certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, unsecured bank promissory notes, bank loans, bankers’ acceptances, and time deposits, as well as other short-term instruments, such as loan participations and repurchase agreements. Bank obligations may be issued or backed by U.S. banks or be U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by foreign banks. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks. The Fund also may invest in high yield securities, known as junk bonds, which are debt securities rated below investment grade (below BBB–/Baa3) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or unrated securities that the Advisor believes are of comparable quality.

 

The Fund may invest in sovereign debt securities denominated in foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar. The Advisor may attempt, but is not obligated, to reduce foreign currency exchange rate risk by entering into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date (“forward contracts”). The Fund also may invest in privately placed securities that have not been registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 144A (“Rule 144A Securities”) which are determined by the Advisor to be liquid.

 

The Fund’s strategy may frequently involve buying and selling portfolio securities to rebalance the Fund’s exposure to various market sectors. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to cash instruments or certain types of derivatives, such as swaps and futures. If such instruments were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate might be significantly higher.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and, therefore, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer in comparison to a diversified fund.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

 

BANK OBLIGATIONS RISK – The Fund’s investments in bank obligations may expose it to adverse developments in or related to the banking industry. The activities of U.S. and most foreign banks are subject to comprehensive regulations, which, in the case of U.S. regulations, have undergone substantial changes in the past decade. The enactment of new legislation or regulations, as well as changes in interpretation and enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner of operations and profitability of domestic and foreign banks. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors, such as interest rate changes and adverse developments in the real estate markets. Fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles can affect the availability and cost of funds, loan demand and asset quality and thereby impact the earnings and financial conditions of banks. Obligations of foreign banks, including Yankee obligations, are subject to the same risks that pertain to domestic issuers, notably credit risk and market risk, but are also subject to certain additional risks such as adverse foreign political and economic developments, the extent and quality of foreign government regulation of the financial markets and institutions, foreign withholding taxes and other sovereign action such as nationalization or expropriation.

 

CALL RISK/PREPAYMENT RISK – During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation earlier than expected. This may result in the Fund reinvesting proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

 

CFTC REGULATORY RISK – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has recently adopted amendments to certain CFTC rules, and is in the process of promulgating new rules, that subject the Fund and the Advisor to certain CFTC disclosure, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements if the Fund does not operate within certain derivatives trading and marketing limitations. Compliance with these additional requirements will likely increase Fund expenses and may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to certain investments and the commodities market generally. Certain of the regulatory requirements that would apply to the Fund have not yet been adopted, and it is unclear what the effect of those requirements would be on the Fund if they are adopted. Consistent with the Fund’s investment strategies and investment policies, the Advisor intends to maintain the flexibility to utilize certain derivatives beyond the CFTC’s new trading limitations and to comply with CFTC rules to the extent required to maintain such investment flexibility.

 

COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK – The Fund may invest in financial instruments involving counterparties that attempt to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index or asset class without actually purchasing those securities or investments, or to hedge a position. The Fund’s use of such financial instruments, including swap agreements, involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. For example, if a swap agreement counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease. Swap agreements also may be considered to be illiquid. Similarly, if the credit quality of an issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument improves, this change may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investment.

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS RISK – The Fund’s investments in credit default swaps may subject the Fund to greater risks than if the Fund were to invest directly in emerging market bonds. When investing in credit default swaps, the Fund is exposed to the credit risk of both the counterparty to the credit default swap and the issuer of the underlying reference obligation. The Fund could realize a loss on its investment if it does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer of the bond or other reference obligation on which the credit default swap is based, as well as the continued creditworthiness of the counterparty. Investments in credit default swaps also are subject to liquidity risk.

 

CREDIT RISK – Issuers or guarantors of debt instruments or the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or loan of portfolio securities may be unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Debt instruments are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which may be reflected in credit ratings. Securities issued by the U.S. government generally have less credit risk than debt securities of non-government issuers. However, securities issued by certain U.S. government agencies are not necessarily backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Credit rating downgrades and defaults (failure to make interest or principal payment) may potentially reduce the Fund’s income and share price.

 

CURRENCY RISK – The 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. The Fund also may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies.

 

DERIVATIVES RISK – The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including illiquidity of the derivatives, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, lack of availability and counterparty risk. To the extent the Fund invests in derivatives to seek to hedge risk or limit leveraged exposure created by other investments, there is no guarantee that such hedging strategies will be effective at managing risk or limiting exposure to leveraged investments. When used to generate leveraged exposure, the Fund’s investments in derivatives may expose the Fund to potentially dramatic losses (or gains) in the value of the derivative instruments. The Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.

 

EARLY CLOSING RISK – The Fund is subject to the risk that unanticipated early closings of securities exchanges and other financial markets may result in the Fund’s inability to buy or sell securities or other financial instruments on that day and may cause the Fund to incur substantial trading losses.

 

EMERGING MARKETS RISK – The Fund’s investments will have significant exposure to emerging markets. Investments in emerging markets can be subject to risks greater than, or in addition to, risks of investing in more developed markets. These risks may include the following: greater risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets or confiscatory taxation; greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including amplified risk of war and terrorism); more substantial government involvement in the economy; less government supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital; the fact that companies in emerging market countries may be smaller, less seasoned, and newly organized companies; the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers; the risk that it may be more difficult to obtain and/or enforce a judgment in a court outside the United States; and greater price volatility, substantially less liquidity, and significantly smaller market capitalization of bond markets.

 

EXTENSION RISK – An issuer may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease and the Fund’s performance may suffer from its inability to invest in higher yielding securities.

 

FIXED INCOME RISK – The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities will change in value in response to interest rate changes and other factors, such as the perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. For example, the value of fixed income securities will generally decrease when interest rates rise, which may cause the value of the Fund to decrease. In addition, the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes.

 

FOREIGN ISSUER EXPOSURE RISK – The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. 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.

 

HIGH YIELD SECURITIES RISK – Higher yielding, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities may present additional risk because these securities may be less liquid and present more credit risk than investment grade bonds. The price of high yield securities tends to be subject to greater volatility due to issuer-specific operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions.

 

INTEREST RATE RISK – The market value of fixed income investments and related financial instruments will change in response to interest rate changes. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Fixed-income securities with longer durations are subject to more volatility than those with shorter durations.

 

INVESTMENT IN INVESTMENT COMPANIES RISK – Investing in other investment companies subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment company, including the possibility that the value of the shares issued by the investment company, as well as the value of the underlying securities held by the investment company, could decrease. Moreover, the Fund will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying investment companies’ expenses.

 

INVESTMENT TECHNIQUE RISK – Some investment techniques of the Fund, such as its use of derivatives and other financial instruments to seek to achieve its investment objective, may be considered aggressive. These instruments may increase the volatility of the Fund and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed. Such investment techniques may not consistently produce desired results and may be limited by legislative, regulatory, or tax developments.

 

ISSUER SPECIFIC RISK – The value of a security may increase or decrease for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer. For example, with respect to the Fund, perceived poor management performance, financial leverage or reduced demand of the issuer’s goods or services may contribute to a decrease in the value of a security. A decrease in the value of the securities of an issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument may cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

LEVERAGING RISK – The Fund’s investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those instruments. The use of derivatives and other similar financial instruments are an integral part of the Fund’s investment strategy and may expose the Fund to potentially dramatic losses (or gains) in the value of a derivative or other financial instrument and, thus, in the value the Fund’s portfolio. The cost of investing in such instruments generally increases as interest rates increase, which will lower the Fund’s return.

 

LIQUIDITY RISK – In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. While the Fund intends to invest in liquid futures, swap agreements, and other similar financial instruments, under certain market conditions, such as when the market makes a “limit move,” it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to liquidate such investments. In addition, the ability of the Fund to assign an accurate daily value to certain investments may be difficult, and the Advisor may be required to fair value the investments.

 

MARKET RISK – The Fund’s investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices, and therefore the Fund’s value, to fluctuate over time. An investment in the Fund may lose money.

 

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

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK – Higher portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and generating greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT RISK – The Fund’s investment in repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk with respect to the collateral securing the repurchase agreements. Investments in repurchase agreements also may be subject to the risk that the market value of the underlying obligations may decline prior to the expiration of the repurchase agreement term.

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT RISK – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt.

 

STATUS AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY RISK – The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of foreign currencies and other income (including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in stock, securities, or foreign currencies. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations that might cause the Fund, as a result of its realization of such foreign currency gains, to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company. As of the date of this Prospectus, no regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization, but such regulations may be issued in the future.

 

TRADING HALT RISK – If a trading halt occurs, the Fund may temporarily be unable to purchase or sell certain securities, options or futures contracts. Such a trading halt near the time the Fund prices its shares may limit the Fund’s ability to use leverage and may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

A comparison of the Fund’s performance with that of a broad measure of market performance may give some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund; however, the Fund is new and, therefore, does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. Of course, once the Fund has performance, this past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling Guggenheim Client Services at 800.820.0888.

H-Class Shares

Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) seeks to provide investment results that correlate, before fees and expenses, to the performance of the emerging markets bond market as defined by the Advisor.

FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND

This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold H-Class Shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

Shareholder Fees (USD $)
H-Class Shares
Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund
Shareholder Fees none

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)

Annual Fund Operating Expenses
H-Class Shares
Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund
Management Fees 0.75%
Distribution (12b-1) Fees 0.25%
Other Expenses [1] 0.57%
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses [1] 0.04%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses [1][2] 1.61%
[1] Other Expenses and Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses in this fee table may not correlate to the expense ratios in the Fund's financial highlights and financial statements because the financial highlights and financial statements reflect only the operating expenses of the Fund and do not include Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses, which are fees and expenses incurred indirectly by the Fund through its investments in certain underlying investment companies.

EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds.

 

The Example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated, and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

Expense Example (USD $)
1 Year
3 Years
H-Class Shares Emerging Markets Bond Strategy Fund
164 508

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses or in the Example, affect the Fund’s performance. The Fund is new, and therefore, does not have a historical portfolio turnover rate.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

The Fund seeks to gain exposure similar to the performance of the emerging markets bond market by investing under normal circumstances at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in bonds and financial instruments that in combination have economic characteristics similar to emerging markets bonds. For purposes of the Fund, the emerging markets bond market consists of countries included in the Standard & Poor’s Emerging BMI, as well as countries that are not high-income OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) members as defined by the World Bank, and other emerging markets countries as determined by the Advisor.

 

The Fund will invest primarily in emerging markets credit default swaps, U.S. Treasury futures, and bonds. By investing in a combination of emerging markets credit default swaps, U.S. Treasury futures, and bonds, the Fund’s portfolio will have the characteristics of emerging markets bonds without having to invest directly in emerging markets bonds. Credit default swaps are instruments which allow for the full or partial transfer of third party credit risk, with respect to a particular entity or entities, from one counterparty to the other. The Fund will normally be a seller of credit protection as it seeks to gain exposure to the emerging markets bond market, but also may buy credit protection from time to time in order to maintain the appropriate level of exposure to the emerging markets bond market, such as during times of heavy redemption activity. U.S. Treasury futures are derivatives that track the prices of specific U.S. Treasury securities. The emerging markets bond market tends to consist of bonds that are rated below investment grade (below BBB-/Baa3) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations.

 

As part of its primary strategy, the Fund also expects to invest in other investment companies, consisting of exchange traded funds (“ETFs”), mutual funds, unit investment trusts, and closed-end investment companies, as well as swap agreements, derivatives, and other financial instruments with economic characteristics comparable to that of the emerging markets bond market as represented by emerging market bonds. Certain of the investment companies in which the Fund may invest may be advised by the Advisor or otherwise affiliated with the Fund.

 

The Fund derives its exposure to the emerging markets bond market from its investment in credit default swaps and futures, which provide leveraged exposure. Investments in these derivative instruments have the economic effect of creating financial leverage in the Fund’s portfolio because such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount the Fund has invested in those instruments. Financial leverage will magnify, sometimes significantly, the Fund’s exposure to any increase or decrease in prices associated with a particular trend resulting in increased volatility in the value of the Fund’s portfolio. The value of the Fund’s portfolio is likely to experience greater volatility over short-term periods. While such financial leverage has the potential to produce greater gains, it also may result in greater losses, which in some cases may cause the Fund to liquidate other portfolio investments at a loss to comply with limits on leverage and asset segregation requirements imposed by the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”) or to meet redemption requests.

 

In addition to its primary strategy, the Fund may, under normal circumstances, buy debt securities to collateralize its derivative investments, for liquidity purposes, or to enhance yield. The Fund may hold a portfolio of fixed income instruments of varying maturities, but that have an average duration of less than one year. Duration is a measure used to determine the sensitivity of a security’s price to changes in interest rates and is not simply a measure of time. The longer a security’s duration, the more sensitive it will be to changes in interest rates. In particular, the Fund may hold government money market instruments, such as U.S. Treasury securities and U.S. government agency discount notes and bonds with maturities of two years or less. In addition, the Fund may invest in bank obligations, which may include certificates of deposit, commercial paper, asset-backed commercial paper, unsecured bank promissory notes, bank loans, bankers’ acceptances, and time deposits, as well as other short-term instruments, such as loan participations and repurchase agreements. Bank obligations may be issued or backed by U.S. banks or be U.S. dollar-denominated obligations issued or guaranteed by foreign banks. The Fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks. The Fund also may invest in high yield securities, known as junk bonds, which are debt securities rated below investment grade (below BBB-/Baa3) by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or unrated securities that the Advisor believes are of comparable quality.

 

The Fund may invest in sovereign debt securities denominated in foreign currencies or the U.S. dollar. The Advisor may attempt, but is not obligated, to reduce foreign currency exchange rate risk by entering into contracts with banks, brokers or dealers to purchase or sell securities or foreign currencies at a future date (“forward contracts”). The Fund also may invest in privately placed securities that have not been registered for sale under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Rule 144A (“Rule 144A Securities”) which are determined by the Advisor to be liquid.

 

The Fund’s strategy may frequently involve buying and selling portfolio securities to rebalance the Fund’s exposure to various market sectors. The Fund’s portfolio turnover rate is calculated without regard to cash instruments or certain types of derivatives, such as swaps and futures. If such instruments were included, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate might be significantly higher.

 

The Fund is non-diversified and, therefore, may invest a greater percentage of its assets in a particular issuer in comparison to a diversified fund.

PRINCIPAL RISKS

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

 

BANK OBLIGATIONS RISK – The Fund’s investments in bank obligations may expose it to adverse developments in or related to the banking industry. The activities of U.S. and most foreign banks are subject to comprehensive regulations, which, in the case of U.S. regulations, have undergone substantial changes in the past decade. The enactment of new legislation or regulations, as well as changes in interpretation and enforcement of current laws, may affect the manner of operations and profitability of domestic and foreign banks. Banks may be particularly susceptible to certain economic factors, such as interest rate changes and adverse developments in the real estate markets. Fiscal and monetary policy and general economic cycles can affect the availability and cost of funds, loan demand and asset quality and thereby impact the earnings and financial conditions of banks. Obligations of foreign banks, including Yankee obligations, are subject to the same risks that pertain to domestic issuers, notably credit risk and market risk, but are also subject to certain additional risks such as adverse foreign political and economic developments, the extent and quality of foreign government regulation of the financial markets and institutions, foreign withholding taxes and other sovereign action such as nationalization or expropriation.

 

CALL RISK/PREPAYMENT RISK – During periods of falling interest rates, an issuer of a callable bond may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation earlier than expected. This may result in the Fund reinvesting proceeds at lower interest rates, resulting in a decline in the Fund’s income.

 

CFTC REGULATORY RISK – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has recently adopted amendments to certain CFTC rules, and is in the process of promulgating new rules, that subject the Fund and the Advisor to certain CFTC disclosure, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements if the Fund does not operate within certain derivatives trading and marketing limitations. Compliance with these additional requirements will likely increase Fund expenses and may adversely affect the Fund’s ability to obtain exposure to certain investments and the commodities market generally. Certain of the regulatory requirements that would apply to the Fund have not yet been adopted, and it is unclear what the effect of those requirements would be on the Fund if they are adopted. Consistent with the Fund’s investment strategies and investment policies, the Advisor intends to maintain the flexibility to utilize certain derivatives beyond the CFTC’s new trading limitations and to comply with CFTC rules to the extent required to maintain such investment flexibility.

 

COUNTERPARTY CREDIT RISK – The Fund may invest in financial instruments involving counterparties that attempt to gain exposure to a particular group of securities, index or asset class without actually purchasing those securities or investments, or to hedge a position. The Fund’s use of such financial instruments, including swap agreements, involves risks that are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. For example, if a swap agreement counterparty defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, this default will cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease. Swap agreements also may be considered to be illiquid. Similarly, if the credit quality of an issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument improves, this change may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s investment.

 

CREDIT DEFAULT SWAPS RISK – The Fund’s investments in credit default swaps may subject the Fund to greater risks than if the Fund were to invest directly in emerging market bonds. When investing in credit default swaps, the Fund is exposed to the credit risk of both the counterparty to the credit default swap and the issuer of the underlying reference obligation. The Fund could realize a loss on its investment if it does not correctly evaluate the creditworthiness of the issuer of the bond or other reference obligation on which the credit default swap is based, as well as the continued creditworthiness of the counterparty. Investments in credit default swaps also are subject to liquidity risk.

 

CREDIT RISK – Issuers or guarantors of debt instruments or the counterparty to a repurchase agreement or loan of portfolio securities may be unable or unwilling to make timely interest and/or principal payments or otherwise honor its obligations. Debt instruments are subject to varying degrees of credit risk, which may be reflected in credit ratings. Securities issued by the U.S. government generally have less credit risk than debt securities of non-government issuers. However, securities issued by certain U.S. government agencies are not necessarily backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. Credit rating downgrades and defaults (failure to make interest or principal payment) may potentially reduce the Fund’s income and share price.

 

CURRENCY RISK – The 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. The Fund also may incur transaction costs in connection with conversions between various currencies.

 

DERIVATIVES RISK – The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including illiquidity of the derivatives, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, lack of availability and counterparty risk. To the extent the Fund invests in derivatives to seek to hedge risk or limit leveraged exposure created by other investments, there is no guarantee that such hedging strategies will be effective at managing risk or limiting exposure to leveraged investments. When used to generate leveraged exposure, the Fund’s investments in derivatives may expose the Fund to potentially dramatic losses (or gains) in the value of the derivative instruments. The Fund could lose more than the principal amount invested.

 

EARLY CLOSING RISK – The Fund is subject to the risk that unanticipated early closings of securities exchanges and other financial markets may result in the Fund’s inability to buy or sell securities or other financial instruments on that day and may cause the Fund to incur substantial trading losses.

 

EMERGING MARKETS RISK – The Fund’s investments will have significant exposure to emerging markets. Investments in emerging markets can be subject to risks greater than, or in addition to, risks of investing in more developed markets. These risks may include the following: greater risks of nationalization or expropriation of assets or confiscatory taxation; greater social, economic, and political uncertainty and instability (including amplified risk of war and terrorism); more substantial government involvement in the economy; less government supervision and regulation of the securities markets and participants in those markets; controls on foreign investment and limitations on repatriation of invested capital; the fact that companies in emerging market countries may be smaller, less seasoned, and newly organized companies; the difference in, or lack of, auditing and financial reporting standards, which may result in unavailability of material information about issuers; the risk that it may be more difficult to obtain and/or enforce a judgment in a court outside the United States; and greater price volatility, substantially less liquidity, and significantly smaller market capitalization of bond markets.

 

EXTENSION RISK – An issuer may exercise its right to pay principal on an obligation later than expected. This may happen when there is a rise in interest rates. Under these circumstances, the value of the obligation will decrease and the Fund’s performance may suffer from its inability to invest in higher yielding securities.

 

FIXED INCOME RISK – The Fund’s investments in fixed income securities will change in value in response to interest rate changes and other factors, such as the perception of the issuer’s creditworthiness. For example, the value of fixed income securities will generally decrease when interest rates rise, which may cause the value of the Fund to decrease. In addition, the Fund’s investments in fixed income securities with longer maturities will fluctuate more in response to interest rate changes.

 

FOREIGN ISSUER EXPOSURE RISK – The Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers. 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.

 

HIGH YIELD SECURITIES RISK – Higher yielding, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities may present additional risk because these securities may be less liquid and present more credit risk than investment grade bonds. The price of high yield securities tends to be subject to greater volatility due to issuer-specific operating results and outlook and to real or perceived adverse economic and competitive industry conditions.

 

INTEREST RATE RISK – The market value of fixed income investments and related financial instruments will change in response to interest rate changes. During periods of falling interest rates, the values of fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely, during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities generally decline. Fixed-income securities with longer durations are subject to more volatility than those with shorter durations.

 

INVESTMENT IN INVESTMENT COMPANIES RISK – Investing in other investment companies subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment company, including the possibility that the value of the shares issued by the investment company, as well as the value of the underlying securities held by the investment company, could decrease. Moreover, the Fund will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying investment companies’ expenses.

 

INVESTMENT TECHNIQUE RISK – Some investment techniques of the Fund, such as its use of derivatives and other financial instruments to seek to achieve its investment objective, may be considered aggressive. These instruments may increase the volatility of the Fund and may involve a small investment of cash relative to the magnitude of the risk assumed. Such investment techniques may not consistently produce desired results and may be limited by legislative, regulatory, or tax developments.

 

ISSUER SPECIFIC RISK – The value of a security may increase or decrease for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer. For example, with respect to the Fund, perceived poor management performance, financial leverage or reduced demand of the issuer’s goods or services may contribute to a decrease in the value of a security. A decrease in the value of the securities of an issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument may cause the value of your investment in the Fund to decrease.

 

LEVERAGING RISK – The Fund’s investment in derivative instruments generally requires a small investment relative to the amount of investment exposure assumed. As a result, such investments may give rise to losses that exceed the amount invested in those instruments. The use of derivatives and other similar financial instruments are an integral part of the Fund’s investment strategy and may expose the Fund to potentially dramatic losses (or gains) in the value of a derivative or other financial instrument and, thus, in the value the Fund’s portfolio. The cost of investing in such instruments generally increases as interest rates increase, which will lower the Fund’s return.

 

LIQUIDITY RISK – In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. While the Fund intends to invest in liquid futures, swap agreements, and other similar financial instruments, under certain market conditions, such as when the market makes a “limit move,” it may be difficult or impossible for the Fund to liquidate such investments. In addition, the ability of the Fund to assign an accurate daily value to certain investments may be difficult, and the Advisor may be required to fair value the investments.

 

MARKET RISK – The Fund’s investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices, and therefore the Fund’s value, to fluctuate over time. An investment in the Fund may lose money.

 

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

 

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISK – Higher portfolio turnover may result in the Fund paying higher levels of transaction costs and generating greater tax liabilities for shareholders. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

 

REPURCHASE AGREEMENT RISK – The Fund’s investment in repurchase agreements may be subject to market and credit risk with respect to the collateral securing the repurchase agreements. Investments in repurchase agreements also may be subject to the risk that the market value of the underlying obligations may decline prior to the expiration of the repurchase agreement term.

 

SOVEREIGN DEBT RISK – Sovereign debt instruments are subject to the risk that a governmental entity may delay or refuse to pay interest or repay principal on its sovereign debt.

 

STATUS AS A REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANY RISK – The Fund may realize gains from the sale or other disposition of foreign currencies and other income (including gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived from investing in stock, securities, or foreign currencies. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations that might cause the Fund, as a result of its realization of such foreign currency gains, to fail to qualify as a regulated investment company. As of the date of this Prospectus, no regulations have been issued pursuant to this authorization, but such regulations may be issued in the future.

 

TRADING HALT RISK – If a trading halt occurs, the Fund may temporarily be unable to purchase or sell certain securities, options or futures contracts. Such a trading halt near the time the Fund prices its shares may limit the Fund’s ability to use leverage and may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective.

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

A comparison of the Fund’s performance with that of a broad measure of market performance may give some indication of the risks of an investment in the Fund; however, the Fund is new and, therefore, does not have a performance history for a full calendar year. Of course, once the Fund has performance, this past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

 

Updated performance information is available on the Fund’s website at guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling Guggenheim Client Services at 800.820.0888.