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RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CLASS A and CLASS C | Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2X Strategy Fund
MONTHLY REBALANCE NASDAQ-100® 2X STRATEGY FUND
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUND
The Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100® 2x Strategy Fund (the “Fund”) is very different from most other mutual funds in that it seeks calendar month leveraged investment results.  As a result, the Fund may be riskier than alternatives that do not use leverage because the performance of an investment in the Fund is magnified.   

The effect of leverage on the Fund will generally cause the Fund’s performance to not match the performance of the Fund’s benchmark (as described below) over a period of time longer than a full calendar month. This means that the return of the Fund for a period longer than a full calendar month will be the result of each calendar month's compounded return over the period, which will very likely differ from twice the return of the Fund’s underlying index (as defined below) for that period. As a consequence, especially in periods of market volatility, the path or trend of the benchmark during the longer period may be at least as important to the Fund’s cumulative return for the longer period as the cumulative return of the benchmark for the relevant longer period.  Further, the return for investors who invest for a period different than a full calendar month (whether for a period shorter than or longer than a full calendar month) will not be the product of the return of the Fund’s stated investment goal (i.e., 2x) and the cumulative performance of the underlying index (as defined below) for the full calendar month. 

The Fund is not suitable for all investors.  The Fund should be utilized only by investors who (a) understand the risks associated with the use of leverage, (b) understand the consequences of seeking monthly leveraged investment results, and (c) intend to actively monitor and manage their investments.  Investors who do not meet these criteria should not buy shares of the Fund. An investment in the Fund is not a complete investment program.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE
The Fund seeks to provide investment results that match, before fees and expenses, the performance of a specific benchmark on a calendar month basis. The Fund’s current benchmark is 200% of the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (the “underlying index”). The Fund does not seek to achieve its investment objective over a period of time different than a full calendar month.
FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold Class A shares or Class C 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 31 of this Prospectus and in the “Sales Charges, Reductions, and Waivers” section beginning on page 37 of the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (the “SAI”).
SHAREHOLDER FEES (fees paid directly from your investment)
Shareholder Fees - Class A and C Shares RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CLASS A and CLASS C Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2X Strategy Fund
Class A
Class C
Maximum Sales Charge Imposed on Purchases (as a percentage of Offering Price) 4.75% none
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (as a percentage) 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 - Class A and C Shares RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CLASS A and CLASS C Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2X Strategy Fund
Class A
Class C
Management Fees (as a percentage of Assets) 0.90% 0.90%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees 0.25% 1.00%
Other Expenses (as a percentage of Assets): [1] 0.56% 0.56%
Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.71% 2.46%
Fee Waiver or Reimbursement [2] 0.36% 0.36%
Net Expenses (as a percentage of Assets) 1.35% 2.10%
[1] Other expenses are based on estimated amounts for the current fiscal year.
[2] The Advisor has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep net operating expenses for Class A shares and Class C shares (including Rule 12b-1 fees (if any), but exclusive of brokerage costs, dividends on securities sold short, expenses of other investment companies in which the Fund invests, interest, taxes, litigation, indemnification, and extraordinary expenses (as determined under generally accepted accounting principles) (“Excluded Expenses”)) from exceeding 1.35% and 2.10%, respectively, of the Fund’s Class A shares and Class C shares average daily net assets. The Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses After Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement includes Excluded Expenses and, thus, from time to time may be higher than 1.35% and 2.10%, respectively. This Agreement may be terminated only with the approval of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. In any event, this undertaking will continue for at least twelve months from the date of this Prospectus.
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 (including one year of capped expenses each period) remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:
Expense Example - Class A and C Shares RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CLASS A and CLASS C Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2X Strategy Fund (USD $)
Expense Example, with Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, with Redemption, 3 Years
Class A
606 955
Class C
313 732
You would pay the following expenses if you did not redeem your shares:
Expense Example, No Redemption - Class A and C Shares (USD $)
Expense Example, No Redemption, 1 Year
Expense Example, No Redemption, 3 Years
RYDEX SERIES FUNDS CLASS A and CLASS C Monthly Rebalance NASDAQ-100 2X Strategy Fund Class C
213 732
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 employs as its investment strategy a program of investing in the common stock of companies included in the underlying index or common stock with the same characteristics as those included in the underlying index and derivative instruments, which primarily consist of equity index swaps, futures contracts, and options on securities, futures contracts, and stock indices. While the Fund may write (sell) and purchase swaps, it expects primarily to purchase swaps. Equity index swaps and futures and options contracts, if used properly, may enable the Fund to meet its objective by increasing the Fund’s exposure to the securities included in the underlying index or providing exposure in the same proportion that those securities are represented in the underlying index. The Fund may also purchase options contracts designed to protect the value of the Fund's portfolio or particular instruments held by the Fund in the event of an extreme intra-month movement in the value of the underlying index. The Fund is not obligated to engage in such protective investment measures nor is there any guarantee that such measures will be successful in protecting the value of the Fund. Such protective measures may also adversely affect the Fund's ability to realize extreme gains in the value of the underlying index. The Fund’s use of derivatives and the leveraged investment exposure created by such use are expected to be significant. Certain of the Fund’s derivative investments may be traded in the over-the-counter (“OTC”) market, which generally provides for less transparency than exchange-traded derivative instruments. The Fund also may invest in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) to gain exposure to international companies included in the underlying index. Under normal circumstances, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in securities of companies in the underlying index and securities and financial instruments with economic characteristics that should perform similarly to the securities of companies in the underlying index.

Investments in derivative instruments, such as futures, options and swap agreements, 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 reference asset 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 or to meet redemption requests.

The NASDAQ-100 Index® is a modified capitalization-weighted index composed of 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market with capitalizations ranging from $7.8 billion to $591.0 billion as of September 30, 2014. To the extent the Fund’s underlying index is concentrated in a particular industry the Fund will necessarily be concentrated in that industry. Currently, the NASDAQ-100 Index® is concentrated in technology companies. On a day-to-day basis, the Fund may hold U.S. government securities or cash equivalents to collateralize its derivatives positions. The Fund also may enter into repurchase agreements with counterparties that are deemed to present acceptable credit risks. Depending on the effect on the Fund's portfolio of the underlying index's movements during any calendar month it may be necessary for the Advisor to rebalance the Fund's portfolio on the last trading day of each calendar month. Generally, the Fund's portfolio would be rebalanced at the end of a given month to increase the portfolio's exposure in response to that calendar month's gains or to reduce the portfolio's exposure in response to that calendar month's losses. In an effort to ensure that the Fund is fully invested on a day-to-day basis, the Fund may conduct any necessary trading activity at or just prior to the close of the U.S. financial markets. 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.

Under certain circumstances the Fund may invest a substantial portion of its assets in other short-term fixed-income investment companies advised by the Advisor, or an affiliate of the Advisor, for liquidity management purposes, including in order to increase yield on liquid investments used to collateralize derivatives positions. Investments in these investment companies will significantly increase the portfolio’s exposure to certain other asset categories, including: (i) a broad range of high yield, high risk debt securities rated below the top four long-term rating categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or, if unrated, determined by the Advisor, to be of comparable quality (also known as “junk bonds”); (ii) securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies and instrumentalities; (iii) collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”), other asset-backed securities (including mortgage-backed securities) and similarly structured debt investments; and (iv) other short-term fixed income securities. Such investments will expose the Fund to the risks of these asset categories and increases or decreases in the value of these investments may cause the Fund to deviate from its investment objective.

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:

ACTIVE TRADING RISK—The Fund may be used as a tool for certain investors that employ trading strategies involving frequent trading. Such trading strategies may lead to increased portfolio turnover in the Fund, higher transaction costs, and the possibility of increased short-term capital gains (which will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income when distributed to them) and/or long-term capital gains. Large movements of assets into and out of the Fund due to active or frequent trading also may adversely affect the Fund's ability to achieve its investment objective.

ASSET-BACKED AND MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES RISKThrough its investments in other investment companies, the Fund may have exposure to asset-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities and structured finance investments. Investors in these securities generally receive payments that are part interest and part return of principal. These payments may vary based on the rate at which the underlying borrowers pay off their loans. Some asset-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities, may have structures that make their reaction to interest rates and other factors difficult to predict, making their prices very volatile and they are subject to liquidity risk.

CLO RISKThrough its investments in other investment companies, the Fund may have exposure to CLOs. A CLO is a trust typically collateralized by a pool of loans, which may include, among others, domestic and foreign senior secured loans, senior unsecured loans, and subordinate corporate loans, including loans that may be rated below investment grade or equivalent unrated loans. The cash flows from the trust are split into two or more portions, called tranches, varying in risk and yield. CLO tranches can experience substantial losses due to actual defaults, increased sensitivity to defaults due to collateral default and disappearance of protecting tranches, market anticipation of defaults, as well as aversion to CLO securities as a class. The risks of an investment in a CLO depend largely on the type of the collateral securities and the class of the CLO in which the Fund invests.
 
CORRELATION AND COMPOUNDING RISK—A number of factors may affect the Fund’s ability to achieve a high degree of correlation with its benchmark on a calendar month basis, including costs associated with the use of leveraged investment techniques, and there can be no guarantee that the Fund will achieve a high degree of correlation. Failure to achieve a high degree of correlation may prevent the Fund from achieving its investment objective. The Fund does not attempt to, and should not be expected to, provide returns which are a multiple of the returns of the underlying index for periods other than a full calendar month. The risk of the Fund not achieving its calendar month investment objective will be more acute when the underlying index has an extreme intra-month movement approaching -50%. The Fund rebalances its portfolio on a calendar month basis, increasing exposure in response to that calendar month's gains and vice versa. This means that for a period longer than a calendar month, the pursuit of the Fund's investment objective may result in calendar month leveraged compounding. As a result, the Fund’s performance for periods different than a full calendar month is likely to be either greater than or less than the performance of the underlying index times the stated multiple in the Fund’s investment objective, before accounting for Fund fees and expenses.

Compounding affects all investments, but has a more significant impact on a leveraged index fund. In general, particularly during periods of higher index volatility, compounding will cause longer-term results to be more or less than the return of the Fund’s benchmark. This effect becomes more pronounced as volatility increases.

Fund performance for periods different than a full calendar month can be estimated given any set of assumptions for the following factors: (a) underlying index performance; (b) underlying index volatility; (c) financing rates associated with leverage; (d) other Fund expenses; (e) dividends paid by companies in the underlying index; and (f) period of time. The table below illustrates the impact of two principal factors – volatility and index performance – on Fund performance. The table shows estimated Fund returns for a number of combinations of performance and volatility over a one-year period. Performance shown in the table assumes: (a) no dividends paid by the companies included in the underlying index; (b) no Fund expenses; and (c) a cost of leverage of zero percent. If Fund expenses, including the cost of leverage, were included, the Fund’s performance would be lower than shown.
 
Areas shaded lighter represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return more than twice the performance of the underlying index; conversely, areas shaded darker represent those scenarios where the Fund can be expected to return less than twice the performance of the underlying index.
Index Performance
Annualized Volatility
1x
2x
10%
25%
50%
75%
100%
-60%
-120%
-85%
-86%
-89%
-93%
-97%
-50%
-100%
-76%
-78%
-82%
-88%
-94%
-40%
-80%
-65%
-67%
-73%
-82%
-90%
-30%
-60%
-52%
-54%
-62%
-74%
-86%
-20%
-40%
-37%
-40%
-50%
-65%
-80%
-10%
-20%
-20%
-24%
-36%
-54%
-74%
0%
0%
-1%
-5%
-20%
-42%
-66%
10%
20%
20%
15%
-3%
-29%
-58%
20%
40%
42%
36%
16%
-14%
-48%
30%
60%
67%
60%
36%
1%
-37%
40%
80%
93%
85%
57%
19%
-28%
50%
100%
120%
111%
81%
36%
-15%
60%
120%
149%
140%
105%
56%
-2%

The underlying index’s annualized historical volatility rate for the five year period ended September 30, 2014 is 15.30%. The underlying index’s highest one-year volatility rate during the five year period is 23.72%. The underlying index’s annualized performance for the five year period ended September 30, 2014 is 20.01%.

Historical underlying index volatility and performance are not indications of what the underlying index volatility and performance will be in the future. The table is intended to underscore that the Fund is designed as a short-term trading vehicle for investors who intend to actively monitor and manage their portfolios.

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, the Fund is exposed to the risk that the counterparty may be unwilling or unable to make timely payments to meet its contractual obligations or may fail to return holdings that are subject to the agreement with the counterparty. If the counterparty becomes bankrupt or defaults on its payment obligations to the Fund, the Fund may not receive the full amount that it is entitled to receive. If this occurs, the value of your shares in the Fund will decrease.

CREDIT RISKThe Fund could lose money if the issuer or guarantor of a debt instrument in which it invests or a counterparty to a derivatives transaction or other transaction becomes unwilling or unable to make timely principal and/or interest payments, or to otherwise meet its obligations. The issuer of a debt instrument, such as a bond, could also suffer a decrease in quality rating, which may affect the volatility of the price and liquidity of the bond.

DEPOSITARY RECEIPT RISKThe Fund may hold the securities of non-U.S. companies in the form of ADRs. The underlying securities of the ADRs in the Fund’s portfolio are subject to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates that may affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. In addition, the value of the securities underlying the ADRs may change materially when the U.S. markets are not open for trading. Investments in the underlying foreign securities also involve political and economic risks distinct from those associated with investing in the securities of U.S. issuers.

DERIVATIVES RISK—The Fund’s investments in derivatives may pose risks in addition to and greater than those associated with investing directly in securities or other investments, including risks relating to leverage, imperfect correlations with underlying investments or the Fund’s other portfolio holdings, high price volatility, lack of availability, counterparty credit, liquidity, valuation and legal restrictions. Their use is a highly specialized activity that involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions. If the Advisor is incorrect about its expectations of market conditions, the use of derivatives could also result in a loss, which in some cases may be unlimited. Certain risks are specific to the derivatives in which the Fund invests.

SWAP AGREEMENTS RISK—Swap agreements are contracts among the Fund and a counterparty to exchange the return of the pre-determined underlying investment (such as the rate of return of the underlying index). Swap agreements may be negotiated bilaterally and traded OTC between two parties or, in some instances, must be transacted through a futures commission merchant and cleared through a clearinghouse that serves as a central counterparty. Risks associated with the use of swap agreements are different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions, due in part to the fact they could be considered illiquid and many swaps trade on the OTC market. Swaps are particularly subject to counterparty credit, correlation, valuation, liquidity and leveraging risks. Certain standardized swaps are subject to mandatory central clearing. Central clearing is expected to reduce counterparty credit risk and increase liquidity, but central clearing does not make swap transactions risk-free.

FUTURES CONTRACTS RISK—Futures contracts are typically exchange traded contracts that call for the future delivery of an asset at a certain price and date, or cash settlement of the terms of the contract. Risks of futures contracts may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying securities. In addition, there is the risk that the Fund may not be able to enter into a closing transaction because of an illiquid market. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Advisor, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Futures markets are highly volatile and the use of futures may increase the volatility of the Fund’s NAV. Futures are also subject to leverage risks and to liquidity risk.

OPTIONS RISK—Options or options on futures contracts give the holder of the option the right to buy (or to sell) a position in a security or in a contract to the writer of the option, at a certain price. They are subject to correlation risk because there may be an imperfect correlation between the options and the securities markets that cause a given transaction to fail to achieve its objectives. The successful use of options depends on the Advisor’s ability to correctly predict future price fluctuations and the degree of correlation between the options and securities markets. Exchanges can limit the number of positions that can be held or controlled by the Fund or the Advisor, thus limiting the ability to implement the Fund’s strategies. Options are also particularly subject to leverage risk and can be subject to liquidity risk.

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.

EQUITY RISK—The Fund is subject to the risk that the value of the equity securities or equity-based derivatives in the Fund’s portfolio will decline due to volatility in the equity market caused by general market and economic conditions, perceptions regarding particular industries represented in the equity market, or factors relating to specific companies to which the Fund has investment exposure.

FOREIGN ISSUER EXPOSURE RISKThe Fund may invest in securities of foreign companies directly, or in financial instruments that are indirectly linked to the performance of foreign issuers, such as ADRs. The Fund’s exposure to foreign issuers and investments in foreign securities, if any, are subject to additional risks in comparison to U.S. securities and U.S. issuers, including currency fluctuations, adverse political and economic developments, unreliable or untimely information, less liquidity, limited legal recourse and higher transactional costs.

HIGH YIELD AND UNRATED SECURITIES RISKThe Fund’s exposure to higher yielding, below investment grade and unrated high risk debt securities (commonly known as “junk bonds”) may present additional risk because these securities may be less liquid and present greater 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. This exposure may be obtained through investments in other investment companies.

INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY SECTOR CONCENTRATION RISKThe risk of concentrating Fund investments in a limited number of issuers conducting business in the same industry or group of industries is that the Fund will be more susceptible to the risks associated with that industry or group of industries than a fund that does not concentrate its investments. To the extent that the Fund’s investments are concentrated in issuers conducting business in the technology sector, the Fund is subject to the risk that the securities of such issuers will underperform the market as a whole due to legislative or regulatory changes, adverse market conditions and/or increased competition affecting that economic sector. The prices of the securities of technology companies also may fluctuate widely in response to such events.

INTEREST RATE RISKThe 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 greater volatility than those with shorter durations. Thus, if interest rates rise sharply, the value of the Fund’s fixed income investments and share price could decline. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates and the effect of potential government fiscal policy initiatives and resulting market reaction to those initiatives.

INTRA-CALENDAR MONTH INVESTMENT RISK—The Fund seeks calendar month leveraged investment results which should not be equated with seeking a leveraged goal for a period different than a calendar month. An investor who purchases shares on a day other than the last business day of a calendar month will likely have more, or less, than 200% leveraged investment exposure to the underlying index, depending upon the movement of the underlying index from the end of the prior calendar month until the point of purchase. If the underlying index moves in a direction favorable to the Fund, the investor will receive less than 200% exposure to the underlying index. Conversely, if the underlying index moves in a direction adverse to the Fund, the investor will receive greater than 200% exposure to the underlying index. Only on the last trading day of a calendar month, could an investor receive 200% exposure to the underlying index.

INVESTMENT IN INVESTMENT VEHICLES RISKInvesting in other investment vehicles, including, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, affiliated short-term fixed-income funds and other mutual funds, subjects the Fund to those risks affecting the investment vehicle, including the possibility that the value of the underlying securities held by the investment vehicle could decrease. Moreover, the Fund and its shareholders will incur its pro rata share of the expenses of the underlying investment vehicles’ expenses.

INVESTMENTS IN LOANS RISKInvestments in loans involve special types of risks, including credit risk, interest rate risk, counterparty risk and prepayment risk. Loans may offer a fixed or floating interest rate. Loans are often generally below investment grade and may be unrated. Loans may be difficult to value and some can be subject to liquidity risk.

LARGE-CAPITALIZATION SECURITIES RISK—The Fund is subject to the risk that large-capitalization stocks may underperform other segments of the equity market or the equity market as a whole.

LEVERAGING RISK—The Fund achieves leveraged exposure to the underlying index through the use of derivative instruments.  The more the Fund invests in leveraged instruments, the more this leverage will magnify any losses on those investments. The Fund’s investment in these 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. Since the Fund’s investment strategy involves consistently applied 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. Further, purchasing shares intra-calendar month may result in greater than 200% exposure to the performance of the underlying index if the underlying index declines between the end of the last calendar month and the time the investor purchased Fund shares. Leverage also will have the effect of magnifying tracking error.

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, options, forwards and swap contracts, 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 market value of the securities and derivatives held by the Fund may fluctuate resulting from factors affecting the individual company or other factors such as changing economic, political or financial market conditions. Moreover, changing economic, political or financial market conditions in one country or geographic region could adversely impact the market value of the securities held by the Fund in a different country or geographic region.

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

OTC TRADING RISK—Certain of the derivatives in which the Fund may invest may be traded (and privately negotiated) in the OTC market. While the OTC derivatives market is the primary trading venue for many derivatives, it is largely unregulated. As a result and similar to other privately negotiated contracts, the Fund is subject to counterparty credit risk with respect to such derivative contracts.

PASSIVE INVESTMENT RISK—The Fund is not actively managed and except in response to extreme intra-month movements in the Fund's underlying index, the Advisor does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater losses in a declining market than a fund that is actively managed.
 
PORTFOLIO TURNOVER RISKThe Fund’s strategy may frequently involve buying and selling portfolio securities, which may lead to increased costs to the Fund. Portfolio turnover risk may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

PREPAYMENT RISKThe Fund’s investments in or exposure to fixed income investments subjects the Fund to prepayment risk. Securities subject to prepayment risk generally offer less potential for gains when interest rates decline, because issuers of the securities may be able to prepay the principal due on the securities, and may offer a greater potential for income loss when interest rates rise.

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.
 
TEMPORARY DEFENSIVE INVESTMENT RISK—The Advisor generally does not attempt to take defensive positions in declining markets. Therefore, the Fund may be subject to greater losses in a declining market than a fund that does take defensive positions in declining markets.

TRACKING ERROR RISK—The Advisor may not be able to cause the Fund’s performance to match that of the Fund’s benchmark, either on a calendar month or aggregate basis. Factors such as Fund expenses, imperfect correlation between the Fund’s investments and those of the underlying index, rounding of share prices, changes to the composition of the underlying index, regulatory policies, high portfolio turnover rate and the use of leverage all contribute to tracking error. Tracking error may cause the Fund’s performance to be less than you expect.

TRADING HALT RISK—If a trading halt occurs, the Fund may temporarily be unable to purchase or sell 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.