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Alpha Opportunity

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Investment Strategy

Seeks to deliver long-term growth of capital.

Fund Highlights and Applications

  • Employs Dynamic Low Beta¹ Management – actively manages a low beta exposure that can range from negative to positive with the objective to provide attractive upside return while potentially mitigating the equity beta risk and volatility associated with long-only U.S. equity investing.
  • Ventures Beyond Beta to Source Alpha² Opportunities – considers multiple fundamental and broad market factors to exploit alpha opportunities that may arise in continuously changing equity markets.
  • Utilizes a Forward-Looking, Systematic Approach to Identify Mispricings in the Market – employs a unique combination of forward-looking, fundamental analysis and quantitative techniques to forecast a stock’s total expected return, based on how the market is currently valuing underlying factors.

Distributions

Most Recent Income $0.032936
Dividend $0.032936
Most Recent Capital Gain $0.000000

Fees and Expenses

Gross Expense Ratio 2.77%
Net Expense Ratio 2.50%  

Symbols & CUSIPs

Class Symbol CUSIP Inception
A SAOAX 40168W285 7/7/03
C SAOCX 40168W277 7/7/03
Institutional SAOIX 40168W269 11/7/08
P SAOSX 40169J309 5/1/15

Investment Team

Farhan SharaffSamir Sanghani
Burak Hurmeyden

Operations

Fund Type Alternative
Distribution Frequency Annual (if applicable)
Benchmark3 BofA Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index
Telephone 800.820.0888
Trading Hours Phone: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
Web: 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM ET
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Investment Adviser Security Investors, LLC
Distributor Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC
Effective, January 28, 2015, significant changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies and portfolio managers were made. Please note that the Fund’s performance track record prior to January 28, 2015 related only to the Fund’s former investments, which were materially different from those currently pursued by the Fund and thus is not indicative of the Fund’s future performance.

¹ Beta represents the systematic risk of a portfolio and measures its sensitivity to a benchmark.

² Alpha is a measure of the difference between a fund’s actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk measured by beta.

³ Prior to March 13, 2017, the S&P 500 Index served as one of the Fund’s primary benchmark index.

Performance displayed represents past performance which is no guarantee of future results. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Returns for performance under one year are cumulative, not annualized. Load performance shown reflects maximum sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (CDSC) as applicable. Class A-shares have a maximum sales charge of 4.75%. Class C-shares have a maximum CDSC of 1% for shares redeemed within 12 months of purchase. For additional information, see the fund's prospectus.

Data is subject to change on a daily basis. Partial year returns are cumulative, not annualized. Returns reflect the reinvestment of dividends.

The Alpha Opportunity Fund is subject to a number of risks and is not suitable for all investors. • Investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. An investment in the fund may lose money. There can be no guarantee the Fund will achieve it investment objective. •The fund’s use of derivatives such as futures, options and swap agreements may expose the fund to additional risks that it would not be subject to if it invested directly in the securities underlying those derivatives. • Certain of the derivative instruments, such as swaps and structured notes, are also subject to the risks of counterparty default and adverse tax treatment. •The more the fund invests in leveraged instruments, the more the leverage will magnify any gains or losses on those investments. • The fund’s use of short selling involves increased risk and costs, including paying more for a security than it received from its sale and the risk of unlimited losses. •In certain circumstances the fund may be subject to liquidity risk and it may be difficult for the fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. •In certain circumstances, it may be difficult for the fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. •The Fund’s fixed income investments will change in value in response to interest rate changes and other factors. • In certain circumstances the Fund may be subject to liquidity risk and it may be difficult for the Fund to purchase and sell particular investments within a reasonable time at a fair price. • See the prospectus for more information on these and additional risks.

The Advisor has contractually agreed to waive fees and expenses through February 1, 2025 to limit the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund. The Fund may have net expenses greater than the expense cap as a result of any acquired fund fees and expenses or other expenses that are excluded from the calculation. Total annual operating expenses vary by share class. See the prospectus for information on the fees and expenses that apply to each share class.




Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objective, risks charges, expenses and the other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. To obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) click here or call 800.820.0888.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal.

Guggenheim Investments represents the following affiliated investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Guggenheim Wealth Solutions, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC, Guggenheim Corporate Funding, LLC, Guggenheim Partners Europe Limited, Guggenheim Partners Japan Limited, and GS GAMMA Advisors, LLC.

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