SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
4.30.2016
Guggenheim ETFs Semi-Annual Report
EWEM | Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF |
EWMC | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF |
EWSC | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF |
RCD | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF |
RHS | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF |
RYE | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF |
RYF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF |
RYH | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF |
RGI | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF |
RTM | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF |
EWRE | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF |
RYT | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF |
RYU | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF |
ETF-SEMI-0416x1016 | guggenheiminvestments.com |
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
DEAR SHAREHOLDER | 2 |
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW | 3 |
FEES AND EXPENSES | 5 |
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY | 7 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 20 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | 53 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | 57 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | 61 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 68 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 81 |
OTHER INFORMATION | 89 |
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS | 90 |
GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES | 93 |
GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 1 |
April 30, 2016 |
Dear Shareholder:
Security Investors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) is pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for a selection of our exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016.
The Investment Adviser is part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global, diversified financial services firm.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the distributor of the Funds, is affiliated with Guggenheim and the Investment Adviser.
We encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview, which follows this letter.
We are committed to providing investors with innovative investment solutions and appreciate the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
President
May 31, 2016
Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses, and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888.
ETFs may not be suitable for all investors. ● Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than original cost. Most investors will also incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of an ETF. ● Investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. ● ETF shares may trade below their net asset value per share (“NAV”). The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of an ETF’s holdings. In addition, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. ● Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Adviser may not be able to cause the ETF’s performance to match or correlate to that of the ETF’s underlying index, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error risk may cause the ETF’s performance to be less than you expect.
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
After a very weak start to the year, strong performance in late February through April brought investment markets modestly higher for the full period. Investors returned to higher risk areas of the market. High yield bonds had their best three month returns in more than two years in the first quarter.
Oil prices stabilized and despite disappointment about a lack of near-term coordinated supply cuts, oil remained around $40/barrel on average. We believe we have seen the bottom in oil prices.
Currency issues and growing competitive pressures in China also weighed heavily on the collective investor consciousness.
The economic story in the U.S. continues to be a mix of good and bad. Growth in the U.S. continued at a slow pace. For the first time in two years, first quarter gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was positive, but disappointed higher market expectations at just 0.5 percent, the weakest pace in two years. Wage growth increased in April after recent disappointing data, and the labor market continued to underwhelm, as the economy inched closer to “full employment.” While a stronger dollar weighed on the U.S. economy earlier in the period, the dollar weakened in the early part of 2016. Also, after several months of disappointing data, retail spending finally started to pick up toward the end of the period. Underlining this soft growth, inflation remained below the Fed’s two percent target.
Outside the U.S., despite the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank (“ECB”) moving to negative policy rates, deflationary headwinds grew and the euro and yen strengthened — the exact opposite of what central bankers hoped. The Bank of Japan and the ECB are already executing massive quantitative easing programs, but as their balance sheets expand, assets available to purchase shrink. As options for further quantitative easing diminish, negative rates may become an important component of monetary policy orthodoxy.
More monetary liquidity in these countries eventually spills into our own, which accounts for what we are seeing now. Risk assets are rising in value along with falling Treasury yields. The high correlation between risk-free and risk assets is part of the rising tide of liquidity, which is continuing to push risk assets and safe-haven assets higher.
Guggenheim expects further declines in the unemployment rate as job gains outstrip growth in the labor force. Meanwhile, core and headline inflation should move closer to the Fed’s target by year-end, reflecting Guggenheim’s forecasts for a tighter labor market and a modest rise in oil prices. This should curtail the speed at which the Fed anticipates increasing rates in 2016, which Guggenheim would interpret as a sign that the expansion remains intact. A solid macroeconomic backdrop and a rebalancing oil market should support the credit picture in the second half of 2016, but caution is warranted over the summer as recent asset price rallies may fade in the face of global macro risks.
For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Standard & Poor’s 500® (“S&P 500”) Index* returned 0.43%. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe-Australasia-Far East (“EAFE”) Index* returned -3.07%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index* was -0.14%.
In the bond market, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* posted a 2.82% return for the period, while the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index* returned 2.37%. The return of the Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index* was 0.14% for the six-month period.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
*Index Definitions:
The following indices are referenced throughout this report. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees, or expenses.
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS.
Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the market of U.S. dollar denominated, noninvestment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure the performance of the broad economy, representing all major industries and is considered a representation of the U.S. stock market.
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FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited) |
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Rydex ETF Trust, you incur transaction costs such as creation and redemption fees or brokerage charges, and ongoing costs including advisory fees, trustee fees and, if applicable, distribution fees. All other Trust expenses are paid by the advisor. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 31, 2015 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2016.
Actual Expenses
The first table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as creation and redemption fees, or brokerage charges. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited)(concluded) |
Expense | Fund | Beginning | Ending 2016 | Expenses | |
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3 | |||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | 0.66% | 3.67% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,036.70 | $ 3.34 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 0.41% | 2.28% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.80 | 2.06 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 0.41% | (1.40%) | 1,000.00 | 986.00 | 2.02 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 0.40% | (3.31%) | 1,000.00 | 966.90 | 1.96 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 0.40% | 8.85% | 1,000.00 | 1,088.50 | 2.08 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 0.40% | 3.55% | 1,000.00 | 1,035.50 | 2.02 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 0.40% | (0.74%) | 1,000.00 | 992.60 | 1.98 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 0.40% | (0.90%) | 1,000.00 | 991.00 | 1.98 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 0.40% | 4.76% | 1,000.00 | 1,047.60 | 2.04 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 0.40% | 7.73% | 1,000.00 | 1,077.30 | 2.07 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 0.40% | 2.95% | 1,000.00 | 1,029.50 | 2.02 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 0.40% | (2.37%) | 1,000.00 | 976.30 | 1.97 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 0.40% | 13.11% | 1,000.00 | 1,131.10 | 2.12 |
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses) | |||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | 0.66% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,021.58 | 3.32 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 0.41% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.82 | 2.06 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 0.41% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.82 | 2.06 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
1 | Annualized and excludes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Funds invest. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
3 | Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period October 31, 2015 to April 30, 2016. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
iShares MSCI India ETF | 4.0% |
Credicorp Ltd. | 3.2% |
OTP Bank plc | 2.8% |
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR | 2.3% |
Komercni Banka AS | 1.8% |
CEZ AS | 1.7% |
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 1.3% |
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc | 1.2% |
Southern Copper Corp. | 1.2% |
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC | 1.2% |
Top Ten Total | 20.7% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
SM Energy Co. | 0.4% |
Denbury Resources, Inc. | 0.4% |
WPX Energy, Inc. | 0.4% |
3D Systems Corp. | 0.4% |
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. — Class A | 0.4% |
QEP Resources, Inc. | 0.3% |
Talen Energy Corp. | 0.3% |
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 0.3% |
Olin Corp. | 0.3% |
Joy Global, Inc. | 0.3% |
Top Ten Total | 3.5% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
EZCORP, Inc. — Class A | 0.3% |
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. | 0.3% |
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. | 0.3% |
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 0.2% |
TimkenSteel Corp. | 0.2% |
General Cable Corp. | 0.2% |
Archrock, Inc. | 0.2% |
Bill Barrett Corp. | 0.2% |
Pioneer Energy Services Corp. | 0.2% |
Harsco Corp. | 0.2% |
Top Ten Total | 2.3% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 1.4% |
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 1.4% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.4% |
Newell Brands, Inc. | 1.3% |
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 1.3% |
PVH Corp. | 1.3% |
Hasbro, Inc. | 1.3% |
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 1.3% |
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 1.3% |
Garmin Ltd. | 1.3% |
Top Ten Total | 13.3% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER STAPLES ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. — Class A | 3.1% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A | 3.0% |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 2.9% |
Monster Beverage Corp. | 2.9% |
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 2.8% |
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 2.8% |
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B | 2.8% |
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A | 2.8% |
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 2.7% |
Kellogg Co. | 2.7% |
Top Ten Total | 28.5% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ENERGY ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Southwestern Energy Co. | 3.9% |
Murphy Oil Corp. | 3.5% |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 3.4% |
Range Resources Corp. | 3.3% |
Devon Energy Corp. | 3.2% |
ONEOK, Inc. | 2.9% |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 2.9% |
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 2.8% |
Williams Companies, Inc. | 2.8% |
ConocoPhillips | 2.7% |
Top Ten Total | 31.4% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT FINANCIALS ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Comerica, Inc. | 1.3% |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 1.2% |
Discover Financial Services | 1.2% |
Navient Corp. | 1.2% |
Regions Financial Corp. | 1.2% |
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 1.2% |
S&P Global, Inc. | 1.2% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 1.2% |
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 1.2% |
Aflac, Inc. | 1.2% |
Top Ten Total | 12.1% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT HEALTH CARE ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 2.3% |
Boston Scientific Corp. | 2.1% |
Edwards Lifesciences Corp. | 2.1% |
Hologic, Inc. | 2.0% |
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | 2.0% |
Zoetis, Inc. | 1.9% |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 1.9% |
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 1.9% |
Amgen, Inc. | 1.9% |
Baxter International, Inc. | 1.9% |
Top Ten Total | 20.0% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Pentair plc | 1.7% |
FedEx Corp. | 1.7% |
Textron, Inc. | 1.7% |
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 1.7% |
Cummins, Inc. | 1.7% |
Ryder System, Inc. | 1.7% |
United Rentals, Inc. | 1.7% |
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 1.6% |
PACCAR, Inc. | 1.6% |
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 1.6% |
Top Ten Total | 16.7% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT MATERIALS ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 5.0% |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 4.5% |
Owens-Illinois, Inc. | 4.3% |
Alcoa, Inc. | 4.0% |
WestRock Co. | 3.9% |
Nucor Corp. | 3.8% |
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 3.7% |
International Paper Co. | 3.7% |
Ecolab, Inc. | 3.7% |
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 3.7% |
Top Ten Total | 40.3% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT REAL ESTATE ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 4.2% |
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 4.1% |
SL Green Realty Corp. | 4.0% |
Prologis, Inc. | 3.9% |
American Tower Corp. — Class A | 3.9% |
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A | 3.9% |
Boston Properties, Inc. | 3.8% |
Welltower, Inc. | 3.8% |
Vornado Realty Trust | 3.8% |
Ventas, Inc. | 3.8% |
Top Ten Total | 39.2% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT TECHNOLOGY ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Total System Services, Inc. | 1.7% |
NVIDIA Corp. | 1.6% |
Adobe Systems, Inc. | 1.6% |
MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 1.6% |
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 1.6% |
Yahoo!, Inc. | 1.6% |
Visa, Inc. — Class A | 1.6% |
Facebook, Inc. — Class A | 1.6% |
Citrix Systems, Inc. | 1.6% |
Accenture plc — Class A | 1.6% |
Top Ten Total | 16.1% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT UTILITIES ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 3.2% |
American Water Works Company, Inc. | 3.1% |
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 3.1% |
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 3.0% |
Sempra Energy | 3.0% |
Frontier Communications Corp. | 3.0% |
PPL Corp. | 3.0% |
AES Corp. | 3.0% |
SCANA Corp. | 3.0% |
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 3.0% |
Top Ten Total | 30.4% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 91.5% | ||||||||
Financial - 37.9% | ||||||||
Credicorp Ltd. | 2,497 | $ | 363,114 | |||||
OTP Bank plc | 12,134 | 321,764 | ||||||
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE GDR | 70,310 | 262,256 | ||||||
Komercni Banka AS | 983 | 202,261 | ||||||
Bancolombia S.A. ADR | 3,345 | 129,418 | ||||||
Qatar National Bank SAQ | 3,162 | 125,094 | ||||||
Emaar Properties PJSC | 52,203 | 96,647 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana S.A. | 6,907 | 93,227 | ||||||
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT | 84,000 | 83,121 | ||||||
Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS | 22,793 | 69,063 | ||||||
Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.* | 10,356 | 66,314 | ||||||
Public Bank BHD | 13,600 | 65,102 | ||||||
Akbank TAS | 10,136 | 62,032 | ||||||
Masraf Al Rayan QSC | 6,515 | 61,214 | ||||||
Bank Pekao S.A. | 1,452 | 59,014 | ||||||
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 73,200 | 57,448 | ||||||
Ayala Land, Inc. | 77,385 | 57,188 | ||||||
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen S.A. | 6,080 | 54,946 | ||||||
Malayan Banking BHD | 23,600 | 53,948 | ||||||
National Bank of Greece S.A. ADR* | 166,130 | 53,162 | ||||||
Alpha Bank AE* | 24,208 | 52,958 | ||||||
Siam Commercial Bank PCL | 13,522 | 51,680 | ||||||
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT | 67,200 | 49,172 | ||||||
First Gulf Bank PJSC | 13,377 | 47,164 | ||||||
Ezdan Holding Group QSC | 9,113 | 46,067 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV — Class O | 7,818 | 44,578 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco S.A. ADR1 | 5,887 | 43,976 | ||||||
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC | 24,232 | 43,543 | ||||||
Ayala Corp. | 2,640 | 43,411 | ||||||
Banco de Chile ADR | 617 | 40,636 | ||||||
BDO Unibank, Inc. | 19,040 | 40,608 | ||||||
Piraeus Bank S.A.* | 133,315 | 39,700 | ||||||
SM Prime Holdings, Inc. | 79,200 | 38,259 | ||||||
Qatar Islamic Bank SAQ | 1,376 | 37,123 | ||||||
Aldar Properties PJSC | 50,027 | 37,047 | ||||||
Corporation Financiera Colombiana S.A. | 2,659 | 35,964 | ||||||
Banco Santander Chile ADR | 1,840 | 35,696 | ||||||
Eurobank Ergasias S.A.* | 40,183 | 34,057 | ||||||
Qatar Insurance Company SAQ | 1,509 | 33,124 | ||||||
Emaar Malls Group PJSC | 38,108 | 30,088 | ||||||
Turkiye Is Bankasi — Class C | 16,780 | 29,485 | ||||||
China Construction Bank Corp. | 2,235 | 28,452 | ||||||
CIMB Group Holdings BHD | 23,600 | 28,212 | ||||||
Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. | 404 | 28,081 | ||||||
Kasikornbank PCL | 1,500 | 27,960 | ||||||
Doha Bank QSC | 2,754 | 27,881 | ||||||
FirstRand Ltd. | 7,996 | 25,797 | ||||||
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. | 2,379 | 25,550 | ||||||
GT Capital Holdings, Inc. | 840 | 24,490 | ||||||
National Bank of Abu Dhabi PJSC | 10,081 | 24,373 | ||||||
Bank of the Philippine Islands | 12,560 | 24,243 | ||||||
Emlak Konut Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi AS | 22,220 | 23,935 | ||||||
Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC | 14,676 | 23,415 | ||||||
Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS | 6,034 | 23,214 | ||||||
Standard Bank Group Ltd. | 2,552 | 22,751 | ||||||
Central Pattana PCL | 14,714 | 22,221 | ||||||
VTB Bank PJSC GDR | 10,066 | 21,561 | ||||||
Banco Bradesco | 2,594 | 20,778 | ||||||
Sanlam Ltd. | 2,128 | 20,748 | ||||||
Shinhan Financial Group Company Ltd. ADR | 548 | 20,034 | ||||||
Bank of China Ltd. | 1,954 | 19,774 | ||||||
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 55,600 | 19,330 | ||||||
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. | 6,000 | 19,144 | ||||||
Bangkok Bank PCL | 3,941 | 18,503 | ||||||
Dubai Financial Market PJSC | 43,720 | 18,211 | ||||||
Krung Thai Bank PCL | 35,197 | 17,634 | ||||||
Fibra Uno Administracion S.A. de CV | 7,358 | 17,595 | ||||||
mBank S.A.* | 204 | 17,261 | ||||||
BB Seguridade Participacoes S.A.1 | 1,961 | 17,139 | ||||||
Banco de Credito e Inversiones | 387 | 16,647 | ||||||
KB Financial Group, Inc. ADR | 512 | 15,570 | ||||||
AMMB Holdings BHD | 12,800 | 14,843 | ||||||
PICC Property & Casualty Company Ltd. — Class H | 8,000 | 14,644 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV — Class O | 7,358 | 14,510 | ||||||
Banco do Brasil S.A. | 2,242 | 14,035 | ||||||
Ping An Insurance Group Company of China Ltd. | 1,498 | 13,827 | ||||||
Hong Leong Bank BHD | 4,000 | 13,782 | ||||||
Cathay Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 12,000 | 13,486 | ||||||
Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS* | 8,032 | 12,303 | ||||||
Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV — Class B | 6,657 | 12,254 | ||||||
Hana Financial Group, Inc. | 528 | 11,886 | ||||||
Evergrande Real Estate Group Ltd. | 16,000 | 11,881 | ||||||
Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi TAO — Class D | 6,660 | 11,774 | ||||||
Mega Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 16,000 | 11,360 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. ADR | 971 | 11,176 | ||||||
Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 25,200 | 11,134 | ||||||
Taiwan Business Bank* | 42,920 | 11,072 | ||||||
CTBC Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 21,620 | 10,993 | ||||||
RMB Holdings Ltd. | 2,632 | 10,782 | ||||||
Redefine Properties Ltd. | 12,360 | 10,712 | ||||||
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Company Ltd. | 40 | 10,339 | ||||||
Shin Kong Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 49,959 | 10,115 | ||||||
Alior Bank S.A.* | 544 | 9,830 | ||||||
Fubon Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 8,000 | 9,736 | ||||||
Barclays Africa Group Ltd. | 956 | 9,728 | ||||||
E.Sun Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 17,391 | 9,652 |
20 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Nedbank Group Ltd. | 748 | $ | 9,605 | |||||
Growthpoint Properties Ltd. | 5,360 | 9,506 | ||||||
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. | 1,056 | 9,420 | ||||||
Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Company Ltd. | 332 | 9,266 | ||||||
Shanghai Industrial Holdings Ltd. | 4,000 | 9,127 | ||||||
China Merchants Bank Company Ltd. — Class H | 4,000 | 8,797 | ||||||
First Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 17,040 | 8,348 | ||||||
China Resources Land Ltd. | 3,283 | 8,109 | ||||||
Brait SE* | 695 | 7,801 | ||||||
SinoPac Financial Holdings Company Ltd. | 25,766 | 7,637 | ||||||
Samsung Securities Company Ltd. | 216 | 7,469 | ||||||
Yuanta Financial Holding Company Ltd. | 20,524 | 6,777 | ||||||
China Life Insurance Company Ltd. | 8,800 | 6,644 | ||||||
Discovery Ltd. | 730 | 6,549 | ||||||
Country Garden Holdings Company Ltd. | 16,000 | 6,332 | ||||||
Hua Nan Financial Holdings Company Ltd. | 12,744 | 6,184 | ||||||
China Development Financial Holding Corp. | 24,000 | 6,124 | ||||||
CITIC Ltd. | 4,000 | 5,858 | ||||||
China Pacific Insurance Group Company Ltd. — Class H | 1,600 | 5,652 | ||||||
Longfor Properties Company Ltd. | 4,000 | 5,631 | ||||||
NH Investment & Securities Company Ltd. | 636 | 5,554 | ||||||
Daewoo Securities Company Ltd. | 736 | 5,342 | ||||||
Bank of Communications Company Ltd. — Class H | 8,000 | 5,064 | ||||||
China CITIC Bank Corporation Ltd. — Class H* | 8,000 | 5,033 | ||||||
Yuexiu Property Company Ltd. | 32,000 | 4,661 | ||||||
China Smarter Energy Group Holdings Ltd.* | 64,777 | 4,092 | ||||||
Corporation Financiera Colombiana S.A.*,†††,2 | 36 | — | ||||||
Total Financial | 4,327,609 | |||||||
Communications - 10.2% | ||||||||
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC | 25,818 | 132,851 | ||||||
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. | 10,792 | 104,694 | ||||||
Naspers Ltd. | 6,760 | 93,714 | ||||||
Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 323,200 | 86,999 | ||||||
O2 Czech Republic AS | 6,930 | 70,430 | ||||||
America Movil SAB de CV — Class L ADR1 | 4,401 | 62,317 | ||||||
Global Telecom Holding SAE GDR* | 35,804 | 59,077 | ||||||
Tencent Holdings Ltd. | 2,469 | 50,121 | ||||||
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS ADR* | 3,792 | 40,954 | ||||||
Advanced Info Service PCL | 8,748 | 39,069 | ||||||
Ooredoo QSC | 1,548 | 38,999 | ||||||
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR | 1,300 | 37,999 | ||||||
China Mobile Ltd. ADR1 | 576 | 33,132 | ||||||
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. ADR | 821 | 30,295 | ||||||
MTN Group Ltd. | 2,711 | 28,330 | ||||||
Axiata Group BHD | 14,800 | 21,405 | ||||||
DiGi.com BHD | 17,600 | 19,823 | ||||||
Mobile TeleSystems PJSC ADR | 2,107 | 19,511 | ||||||
Chunghwa Telecom Company Ltd. ADR | 564 | 19,232 | ||||||
NAVER Corp. | 32 | 19,014 | ||||||
Telefonica Brasil S.A. ADR | 1,261 | 15,536 | ||||||
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR* | 199 | 15,311 | ||||||
True Corporation PCL | 68,614 | 14,634 | ||||||
Maxis BHD | 9,600 | 13,762 | ||||||
Orange Polska S.A. | 8,036 | 13,085 | ||||||
Telekom Malaysia BHD | 7,200 | 12,257 | ||||||
Baidu, Inc. ADR* | 60 | 11,658 | ||||||
Cyfrowy Polsat S.A.* | 1,789 | 11,372 | ||||||
Vodacom Group Ltd. | 860 | 9,899 | ||||||
Rostelecom PJSC ADR | 981 | 8,809 | ||||||
Samsung SDI Company Ltd. | 68 | 6,804 | ||||||
China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. ADR | 564 | 6,599 | ||||||
China Telecom Corporation Ltd. ADR | 116 | 5,758 | ||||||
Tim Participacoes S.A. ADR | 484 | 5,368 | ||||||
Sistema JSFC GDR | 662 | 4,866 | ||||||
MegaFon OAO GDR | 392 | 4,508 | ||||||
Total Communications | 1,168,192 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 8.5% | ||||||||
Richter Gedeon Nyrt | 7,652 | 152,262 | ||||||
Ambev S.A. ADR | 10,222 | 57,141 | ||||||
JG Summit Holdings, Inc. | 31,000 | 53,885 | ||||||
Universal Robina Corp. | 10,640 | 47,292 | ||||||
DP World Ltd. | 2,466 | 46,608 | ||||||
Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR | 493 | 45,953 | ||||||
BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS | 2,041 | 44,993 | ||||||
Cencosud S.A. | 14,208 | 38,200 | ||||||
Magnit PJSC GDR | 1,096 | 37,922 | ||||||
Unilever Indonesia Tbk PT | 10,800 | 34,866 | ||||||
Cielo S.A.1 | 2,498 | 23,856 | ||||||
BRF S.A. ADR | 1,650 | 23,463 | ||||||
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services PCL — Class F | 33,532 | 22,847 | ||||||
IHH Healthcare BHD | 13,200 | 22,132 | ||||||
Cia Cervecerias Unidas S.A. ADR | 912 | 20,447 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Indonesia Tbk PT | 66,000 | 18,592 | ||||||
Bidvest Group Ltd. | 724 | 18,445 | ||||||
Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS | 2,276 | 17,919 | ||||||
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd.* | 756 | 17,885 | ||||||
IOI Corporation BHD | 15,600 | 17,650 | ||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV | 5,518 | 16,896 | ||||||
Kalbe Farma Tbk PT | 156,400 | 16,306 | ||||||
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL | 23,923 | 16,300 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV | 1,722 | 15,033 | ||||||
Uni-President Enterprises Corp. | 8,320 | 15,013 | ||||||
Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD | 2,400 | 14,696 | ||||||
KT&G Corp. | 132 | 14,249 | ||||||
Kroton Educational S.A. | 3,947 | 14,169 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV — Class A | 5,302 | 12,604 | ||||||
Shoprite Holdings Ltd.1 | 1,024 | 12,278 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 21 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Eurocash S.A. | 805 | $ | 11,486 | |||||
Tiger Brands Ltd. | 388 | 9,635 | ||||||
Mediclinic International plc* | 672 | 8,907 | ||||||
PPB Group BHD | 1,700 | 7,041 | ||||||
Want Want China Holdings Ltd.1 | 8,000 | 6,167 | ||||||
JBS S.A1 | 1,071 | 5,762 | ||||||
British American Tobacco Malaysia BHD | 400 | 4,698 | ||||||
Westports Holdings BHD | 4,400 | 4,674 | ||||||
Estacio Participacoes S.A.1 | 1,326 | 4,668 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 972,940 | |||||||
Energy - 7.7% | ||||||||
MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas plc | 2,258 | 138,177 | ||||||
Gazprom PAO ADR | 20,367 | 105,257 | ||||||
Lukoil PJSC ADR | 1,790 | 75,869 | ||||||
Ecopetrol S.A. ADR | 7,361 | 73,168 | ||||||
PTT PCL | 7,967 | 69,338 | ||||||
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. | 3,408 | 61,339 | ||||||
Novatek OAO GDR | 412 | 39,552 | ||||||
Tatneft PAO ADR | 1,056 | 33,106 | ||||||
Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri AS | 1,225 | 32,375 | ||||||
Sasol Ltd. ADR | 874 | 28,659 | ||||||
Rosneft OAO GDR | 5,240 | 28,610 | ||||||
Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo S.A. | 21,048 | 27,992 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. ADR* | 3,334 | 25,705 | ||||||
PTT Exploration & Production PCL | 11,122 | 23,960 | ||||||
Petronas Gas BHD | 3,600 | 20,255 | ||||||
Surgutneftegas OAO ADR | 3,486 | 18,441 | ||||||
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. ADR | 248 | 17,551 | ||||||
CNOOC Ltd. ADR1 | 124 | 15,305 | ||||||
GS Holdings Corp. | 280 | 13,590 | ||||||
SK Innovation Company Ltd. | 88 | 11,971 | ||||||
PetroChina Company Ltd. ADR | 148 | 10,813 | ||||||
SapuraKencana Petroleum BHD | 18,400 | 7,772 | ||||||
Total Energy | 878,805 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 6.5% | ||||||||
Southern Copper Corp. | 4,579 | 135,858 | ||||||
Cia de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. ADR* | 7,651 | 77,657 | ||||||
Industries Qatar QSC | 2,401 | 69,262 | ||||||
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR | 2,316 | 34,161 | ||||||
Empresas CMPC S.A. | 13,792 | 30,833 | ||||||
Grupo Mexico SAB de CV | 11,956 | 30,544 | ||||||
KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. | 1,544 | 30,057 | ||||||
PTT Global Chemical PCL | 15,511 | 27,754 | ||||||
Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS | 15,908 | 26,587 | ||||||
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. ADR | 1,171 | 24,568 | ||||||
Petronas Chemicals Group BHD | 12,800 | 21,986 | ||||||
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. ADR | 1,012 | 21,080 | ||||||
Vale S.A. ADR1 | 3,688 | 20,911 | ||||||
Formosa Plastics Corp. | 8,000 | 19,918 | ||||||
Braskem S.A. ADR | 1,339 | 19,081 | ||||||
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. ADR* | 1,059 | 17,421 | ||||||
POSCO ADR | 332 | 17,271 | ||||||
Fibria Celulose S.A. ADR1 | 1,879 | 16,648 | ||||||
Nan Ya Plastics Corp. | 8,000 | 15,676 | ||||||
LG Chem Ltd. | 56 | 14,597 | ||||||
Severstal PAO GDR | 1,036 | 12,038 | ||||||
China Steel Corp. | 16,000 | 11,236 | ||||||
Hyundai Steel Co. | 188 | 10,378 | ||||||
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. | 4,000 | 10,219 | ||||||
Mexichem SAB de CV | 3,810 | 9,660 | ||||||
Grupa Azoty S.A.* | 418 | 9,509 | ||||||
Korea Zinc Company Ltd. | 16 | 6,958 | ||||||
Gerdau S.A. ADR | 3,022 | 6,739 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 748,607 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 6.5% | ||||||||
SACI Falabella | 10,416 | 80,638 | ||||||
OPAP S.A. | 9,404 | 71,087 | ||||||
Astra International Tbk PT | 123,200 | 62,824 | ||||||
JUMBO S.A.* | 4,124 | 54,178 | ||||||
CP ALL PCL | 38,361 | 50,244 | ||||||
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV | 16,555 | 41,124 | ||||||
SM Investments Corp. | 2,040 | 41,071 | ||||||
Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. | 5,092 | 31,944 | ||||||
FF Group* | 1,416 | 29,193 | ||||||
Jollibee Foods Corp. | 5,480 | 26,835 | ||||||
Latam Airlines Group S.A. ADR* | 3,632 | 26,077 | ||||||
Genting BHD | 10,000 | 22,629 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 168 | 21,158 | ||||||
Matahari Department Store Tbk PT | 14,000 | 20,170 | ||||||
Genting Malaysia BHD | 17,200 | 19,681 | ||||||
Hyundai Mobis Company Ltd. | 80 | 18,290 | ||||||
Kia Motors Corp. | 416 | 17,489 | ||||||
Woolworths Holdings Limited/South Africa | 2,328 | 15,039 | ||||||
Turk Hava Yollari AO* | 5,876 | 14,510 | ||||||
LPP S.A. | 8 | 11,792 | ||||||
Dongfeng Motor Group Company Ltd. — Class H | 8,000 | 8,787 | ||||||
LG Corp. | 144 | 8,607 | ||||||
Cheng Shin Rubber Industry Company Ltd. | 4,000 | 8,322 | ||||||
Truworths International Ltd. | 1,063 | 7,970 | ||||||
Kangwon Land, Inc. | 200 | 7,486 | ||||||
Mr Price Group Ltd. | 552 | 7,039 | ||||||
Shinsegae Company Ltd. | 36 | 6,682 | ||||||
Samsung C&T Corp. | 56 | 6,438 | ||||||
Far Eastern New Century Corp. | 8,160 | 6,110 | ||||||
Great Wall Motor Company Ltd. — Class H | 6,000 | 4,548 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 747,962 | |||||||
Utilities - 5.1% | ||||||||
CEZ AS | 10,212 | 199,526 | ||||||
Tenaga Nasional BHD | 13,200 | 48,521 | ||||||
Enersis Americas S.A. ADR | 4,356 | 37,287 | ||||||
Interconexion Electrica S.A. ESP | 11,415 | 34,816 | ||||||
Empresa Nacional de Electricidad S.A. ADR | 1,216 | 33,866 |
22 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna S.A. | 8,980 | $ | 30,985 | |||||
Enersis Chile S.A.* | 4,356 | 27,748 | ||||||
Colbun S.A. | 94,312 | 25,424 | ||||||
Aboitiz Power Corp. | 26,000 | 24,898 | ||||||
Public Power Corporation S.A. | 6,314 | 21,189 | ||||||
Aguas Andinas S.A. — Class A | 31,616 | 18,324 | ||||||
Endesa Americas S.A. ADR* | 1,216 | 17,182 | ||||||
Perusahaan Gas Negara Persero Tbk | 82,400 | 16,370 | ||||||
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo ADR | 1,680 | 12,835 | ||||||
CPFL Energia S.A. ADR | 958 | 11,094 | ||||||
Energa S.A. | 2,800 | 9,119 | ||||||
RusHydro PJSC ADR | 6,033 | 6,154 | ||||||
Cia Energetica de Minas Gerais ADR | 2,782 | 5,453 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 580,791 | |||||||
Industrial - 3.9% | ||||||||
Grupo Argos S.A. | 8,347 | 55,015 | ||||||
Cementos Argos S.A. | 12,385 | 50,280 | ||||||
Titan Cement Company S.A. | 1,952 | 44,491 | ||||||
Airports of Thailand PCL | 3,600 | 40,400 | ||||||
Cemex SAB de CV ADR*,1 | 4,079 | 30,388 | ||||||
Hon Hai Precision Industry Company Ltd. | 12,600 | 30,120 | ||||||
Delta Electronics, Inc. | 4,000 | 18,603 | ||||||
Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT | 24,000 | 18,016 | ||||||
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk PT | 11,600 | 17,350 | ||||||
BTS Group Holdings PCL | 61,960 | 16,319 | ||||||
Gamuda BHD | 12,400 | 15,078 | ||||||
United Tractors Tbk PT | 12,257 | 13,941 | ||||||
MISC BHD | 6,400 | 13,844 | ||||||
Arabtec Holding PJSC* | 25,444 | 11,291 | ||||||
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV — Class B | 727 | 11,214 | ||||||
Embraer S.A. ADR | 471 | 10,880 | ||||||
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV | 837 | 10,662 | ||||||
LG Electronics, Inc. | 184 | 9,399 | ||||||
Taiwan Cement Corp. | 8,000 | 8,160 | ||||||
LG Display Company Ltd. ADR | 592 | 6,068 | ||||||
China Communications Construction Company Ltd. — Class H | 4,000 | 4,826 | ||||||
China Everbright International Ltd. | 4,000 | 4,496 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 440,841 | |||||||
Diversified - 2.6% | ||||||||
Empresas COPEC S.A. | 5,152 | 51,481 | ||||||
Siam Cement PCL | 2,800 | 39,118 | ||||||
KOC Holding AS | 1,440 | 37,440 | ||||||
Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS | 10,120 | 36,579 | ||||||
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc. | 24,000 | 33,988 | ||||||
Sime Darby BHD | 14,400 | 28,383 | ||||||
Remgro Ltd. | 1,120 | 20,187 | ||||||
Alfa SAB de CV — Class A | 8,737 | 16,495 | ||||||
IJM Corporation BHD | 16,800 | 14,837 | ||||||
CJ Corp. | 56 | 10,518 | ||||||
YTL Corporation BHD | 15,500 | 6,190 | ||||||
Total Diversified | 295,216 | |||||||
Technology - 2.6% | ||||||||
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. ADR | 4,982 | 117,525 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Company Ltd. GDR | 191 | 104,096 | ||||||
MediaTek, Inc. | 4,000 | 28,524 | ||||||
SK Hynix, Inc. | 652 | 16,108 | ||||||
SK Holdings Company Ltd. | 62 | 12,189 | ||||||
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ADR | 1,328 | 6,813 | ||||||
Quanta Computer, Inc. | 4,000 | 6,449 | ||||||
Total Technology | 291,704 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $11,400,590) | 10,452,667 | |||||||
PREFERRED STOCKS† - 2.1% | ||||||||
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.1 | 6,988 | 66,596 | ||||||
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. | 104,519 | 43,604 | ||||||
Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana | 3,190 | 42,498 | ||||||
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. | 4,591 | 27,087 | ||||||
Vale S.A.1 | 5,109 | 23,195 | ||||||
Samsung Electronics Company, Ltd. | 24 | 21,969 | ||||||
Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao | 492 | 7,208 | ||||||
Hyundai Motor Co. | 52 | 4,559 | ||||||
Total Preferred Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $290,535) | 236,716 | |||||||
RIGHTS††† - 0.0% | ||||||||
True Corporation PCL | ||||||||
Expires 06/30/16*,2 | 23,052 | 198 | ||||||
Total Rights | ||||||||
(Cost $—) | 198 | |||||||
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS† - 5.8% | ||||||||
iShares MSCI India ETF | 16,794 | 454,445 | ||||||
Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF1 | 3,257 | 125,916 | ||||||
Global X MSCI Greece ETF | 10,306 | 80,902 | ||||||
Total Exchange-Traded Funds | ||||||||
(Cost $809,172) | 661,263 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.2% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%3 | 20,207 | 20,207 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $20,207) | 20,207 |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,4 - 3.0% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.32% | 342,527 | $ | 342,527 | |||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $342,527) | 342,527 | |||||||
Total Investments - 102.6% | ||||||||
(Cost $12,863,031) | $ | 11,713,578 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.6)% | (298,955 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 11,414,623 |
INVESTMENT CONCENTRATION
At April 30, 2016, the investment diversification of the Fund by country was as follows:
Country | % of Total Investments |
Hungary | 5.4% |
Greece | 5.1% |
Peru | 5.1% |
Colombia | 4.9% |
Malaysia | 4.6% |
Brazil | 4.6% |
Chile | 4.6% |
Indonesia | 4.5% |
United Arab Emirates | 4.5% |
Thailand | 4.4% |
Philippines | 4.3% |
Turkey | 4.2% |
Czech Republic | 4.1% |
Republic of Korea | 4.1% |
India | 4.0% |
Poland | 4.0% |
Taiwan, Province of China | 4.0% |
Russian Federation | 4.0% |
Egypt | 3.9% |
Qatar | 3.9% |
South Africa | 3.8% |
Mexico | 3.8% |
China | 3.7% |
Netherlands | 0.3% |
United States | 0.2% |
Total Investments | 100.0% |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs, unless otherwise noted — See Note 4. |
††† | Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | This security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at April 30, 2016. |
3 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
4 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
ADR — American Depositary Receipt | |
GDR — Global Depositary Receipt | |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 10,452,667 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 10,452,667 | ||||||||
Exchange-Traded Funds | 661,263 | — | — | 661,263 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stocks | 236,716 | — | — | 236,716 | ||||||||||||
Rights | — | — | 198 | 198 | ||||||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 342,527 | — | — | 342,527 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 20,207 | — | — | 20,207 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 11,713,380 | $ | — | $ | 198 | $ | 11,713,578 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 100.0% | ||||||||
Financial - 23.4% | ||||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A* | 72,338 | $ | 248,119 | |||||
SEI Investments Co. | 4,994 | 240,111 | ||||||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. | 9,290 | 237,453 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 4,481 | 236,463 | ||||||
Potlatch Corp. | 6,664 | 234,707 | ||||||
East West Bancorp, Inc. | 6,212 | 232,888 | ||||||
Kilroy Realty Corp. | 3,560 | 230,724 | ||||||
WP GLIMCHER, Inc. | 21,896 | 229,689 | ||||||
Douglas Emmett, Inc. | 7,039 | 228,416 | ||||||
Liberty Property Trust | 6,467 | 225,698 | ||||||
Federated Investors, Inc. — Class B | 7,127 | 225,213 | ||||||
Primerica, Inc.1 | 4,525 | 224,259 | ||||||
Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.1 | 3,493 | 223,518 | ||||||
Raymond James Financial, Inc. | 4,269 | 222,714 | ||||||
PacWest Bancorp | 5,540 | 221,489 | ||||||
BancorpSouth, Inc. | 9,429 | 221,486 | ||||||
SLM Corp.* | 32,668 | 221,162 | ||||||
Eaton Vance Corp. | 6,397 | 220,888 | ||||||
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. | 2,371 | 220,384 | ||||||
TCF Financial Corp. | 16,152 | 220,313 | ||||||
Washington Federal, Inc. | 9,015 | 218,974 | ||||||
Arthur J Gallagher & Co. | 4,756 | 218,967 | ||||||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | 20,710 | 218,697 | ||||||
Rayonier, Inc. | 8,777 | 216,616 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 15,310 | 215,565 | ||||||
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | 9,279 | 215,551 | ||||||
Synovus Financial Corp. | 6,897 | 214,911 | ||||||
Kemper Corp. | 6,941 | 214,893 | ||||||
PrivateBancorp, Inc. — Class A | 5,164 | 214,874 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.* | 412 | 214,768 | ||||||
Cathay General Bancorp | 7,021 | 214,281 | ||||||
Senior Housing Properties Trust | 12,128 | 213,211 | ||||||
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 5,573 | 213,112 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corp. | 8,125 | 212,794 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 3,795 | 212,520 | ||||||
Trustmark Corp. | 8,660 | 212,257 | ||||||
CoreLogic, Inc.* | 5,979 | 212,135 | ||||||
Urban Edge Properties | 8,155 | 211,541 | ||||||
SVB Financial Group* | 2,020 | 210,646 | ||||||
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. | 4,499 | 210,643 | ||||||
Fulton Financial Corp. | 15,004 | 209,906 | ||||||
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. | 9,133 | 209,511 | ||||||
Janus Capital Group, Inc. | 14,314 | 208,984 | ||||||
EPR Properties | 3,170 | 208,840 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A | 3,365 | 208,765 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp.* | 6,342 | 208,715 | ||||||
FirstMerit Corp. | 9,387 | 208,016 | ||||||
Hancock Holding Co. | 8,006 | 207,916 | ||||||
Brown & Brown, Inc. | 5,895 | 206,973 | ||||||
Camden Property Trust | 2,558 | 206,507 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 6,808 | 206,146 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 11,124 | 205,683 | ||||||
Duke Realty Corp. | 9,387 | 205,294 | ||||||
Corporate Office Properties Trust | 7,991 | 205,209 | ||||||
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. | 5,831 | 204,551 | ||||||
Highwoods Properties, Inc. | 4,370 | 204,210 | ||||||
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 4,394 | 203,661 | ||||||
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. | 6,030 | 203,633 | ||||||
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. | 5,035 | 203,263 | ||||||
Hospitality Properties Trust | 7,933 | 203,005 | ||||||
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. | 2,120 | 202,905 | ||||||
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 11,038 | 202,768 | ||||||
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 2,361 | 202,479 | ||||||
Weingarten Realty Investors | 5,469 | 201,915 | ||||||
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 3,153 | 201,729 | ||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A | 2,118 | 201,676 | ||||||
Regency Centers Corp. | 2,735 | 201,570 | ||||||
Corrections Corporation of America | 6,624 | 201,502 | ||||||
Equity One, Inc. | 7,111 | 201,241 | ||||||
American Campus Communities, Inc. | 4,486 | 200,749 | ||||||
Bank of Hawaii Corp.1 | 2,930 | 200,441 | ||||||
Webster Financial Corp. | 5,461 | 200,091 | ||||||
Valley National Bancorp | 21,144 | 200,022 | ||||||
FNB Corp. | 15,127 | 199,979 | ||||||
American Financial Group, Inc. | 2,887 | 199,521 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 1,731 | 199,359 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 1,620 | 198,871 | ||||||
National Retail Properties, Inc. | 4,540 | 198,670 | ||||||
Taubman Centers, Inc. | 2,859 | 198,558 | ||||||
Care Capital Properties, Inc. | 7,442 | 198,478 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 12,488 | 197,685 | ||||||
Mercury General Corp. | 3,736 | 197,634 | ||||||
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | 1,778 | 197,198 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 5,465 | 196,849 | ||||||
Post Properties, Inc. | 3,430 | 196,745 | ||||||
Associated Banc-Corp. | 10,780 | 196,627 | ||||||
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.1 | 4,758 | 196,505 | ||||||
Signature Bank* | 1,425 | 196,408 | ||||||
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | 1,820 | 193,320 | ||||||
LaSalle Hotel Properties | 8,073 | 192,945 | ||||||
CBOE Holdings, Inc. | 3,111 | 192,758 | ||||||
New York Community Bancorp, Inc. | 12,755 | 191,708 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 1,034 | 191,187 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.1 | 15,775 | 171,790 | ||||||
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. — Class A | 7,835 | 159,364 | ||||||
Total Financial | 19,862,685 | |||||||
Industrial - 17.4% | ||||||||
Joy Global, Inc.1 | 12,550 | 267,315 | ||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 5,458 | 266,623 | ||||||
Triumph Group, Inc. | 6,690 | 242,044 | ||||||
Greif, Inc. — Class A | 6,903 | 239,534 | ||||||
Valmont Industries, Inc. | 1,706 | 239,488 |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Packaging Corporation of America | 3,655 | $ | 237,137 | |||||
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 3,155 | 233,849 | ||||||
KLX, Inc.* | 6,880 | 231,994 | ||||||
Timken Co. | 6,467 | 230,419 | ||||||
CLARCOR, Inc. | 3,918 | 230,261 | ||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 938 | 228,769 | ||||||
Orbital ATK, Inc. | 2,619 | 227,853 | ||||||
Terex Corp. | 9,422 | 225,092 | ||||||
Belden, Inc. | 3,541 | 223,579 | ||||||
Regal Beloit Corp. | 3,441 | 221,669 | ||||||
Esterline Technologies Corp.* | 3,226 | 221,497 | ||||||
Energizer Holdings, Inc. | 5,092 | 221,451 | ||||||
Curtiss-Wright Corp. | 2,866 | 219,478 | ||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. | 1,512 | 218,892 | ||||||
Clean Harbors, Inc.* | 4,427 | 218,694 | ||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 3,942 | 218,426 | ||||||
Woodward, Inc. | 4,023 | 218,087 | ||||||
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. — Class A* | 3,348 | 217,988 | ||||||
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. | 3,475 | 217,778 | ||||||
B/E Aerospace, Inc. | 4,470 | 217,376 | ||||||
AECOM* | 6,664 | 216,514 | ||||||
Teledyne Technologies, Inc.* | 2,324 | 216,016 | ||||||
Wabtec Corp. | 2,604 | 215,949 | ||||||
Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.* | 603 | 215,844 | ||||||
Carlisle Companies, Inc. | 2,114 | 215,417 | ||||||
ITT Corp. | 5,601 | 214,910 | ||||||
Kirby Corp.* | 3,363 | 214,627 | ||||||
FEI Co. | 2,406 | 214,182 | ||||||
AO Smith Corp. | 2,766 | 213,591 | ||||||
Crane Co. | 3,840 | 213,389 | ||||||
Hubbell, Inc. | 2,014 | 213,001 | ||||||
IDEX Corp. | 2,593 | 212,367 | ||||||
Waste Connections, Inc. | 3,126 | 210,317 | ||||||
Landstar System, Inc. | 3,204 | 210,023 | ||||||
Nordson Corp. | 2,737 | 210,010 | ||||||
Donaldson Company, Inc. | 6,425 | 209,969 | ||||||
Kennametal, Inc. | 8,966 | 209,625 | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 4,700 | 209,573 | ||||||
KBR, Inc. | 13,458 | 209,406 | ||||||
MSA Safety, Inc. | 4,347 | 209,047 | ||||||
Louisiana-Pacific Corp.* | 12,290 | 208,930 | ||||||
Lennox International, Inc.1 | 1,547 | 208,768 | ||||||
AGCO Corp. | 3,894 | 208,212 | ||||||
Gentex Corp. | 12,968 | 208,007 | ||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 10,660 | 207,977 | ||||||
Knowles Corp.*,1 | 15,532 | 207,663 | ||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | 3,325 | 206,482 | ||||||
AptarGroup, Inc. | 2,674 | 203,224 | ||||||
Sonoco Products Co. | 4,321 | 202,612 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.1 | 16,657 | 202,549 | ||||||
Keysight Technologies, Inc.* | 7,626 | 198,886 | ||||||
Silgan Holdings, Inc. | 3,914 | 198,596 | ||||||
GATX Corp.1 | 4,260 | 195,704 | ||||||
Bemis Company, Inc. | 3,897 | 195,551 | ||||||
Trimble Navigation Ltd.* | 8,158 | 195,384 | ||||||
Graco, Inc. | 2,489 | 195,113 | ||||||
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.* | 2,944 | 194,451 | ||||||
Avnet, Inc. | 4,666 | 191,866 | ||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A* | 3,022 | 189,056 | ||||||
Werner Enterprises, Inc. | 7,354 | 186,350 | ||||||
National Instruments Corp. | 6,709 | 184,967 | ||||||
Cognex Corp. | 5,150 | 182,980 | ||||||
Tech Data Corp.* | 2,631 | 180,723 | ||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 9,325 | 161,882 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 14,705,003 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 14.2% | ||||||||
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 7,769 | 310,138 | ||||||
HNI Corp. | 5,679 | 248,286 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. — Class A1 | 7,563 | 248,066 | ||||||
Wendy’s Co. | 21,010 | 228,169 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc.* | 38,324 | 225,345 | ||||||
MSC Industrial Direct Company, Inc. — Class A | 2,809 | 217,698 | ||||||
Cabela’s, Inc.* | 4,169 | 217,413 | ||||||
Kate Spade & Co.* | 8,430 | 216,905 | ||||||
Herman Miller, Inc. | 7,173 | 216,409 | ||||||
Brunswick Corp. | 4,497 | 215,991 | ||||||
Casey’s General Stores, Inc. | 1,927 | 215,824 | ||||||
Copart, Inc.* | 5,014 | 214,800 | ||||||
Pool Corp.1 | 2,448 | 213,980 | ||||||
Toro Co. | 2,466 | 213,185 | ||||||
Watsco, Inc. | 1,585 | 213,135 | ||||||
Carter’s, Inc. | 1,997 | 213,020 | ||||||
Thor Industries, Inc. | 3,325 | 212,867 | ||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*,1 | 3,505 | 212,648 | ||||||
Tupperware Brands Corp. | 3,653 | 212,130 | ||||||
LKQ Corp.* | 6,502 | 208,389 | ||||||
Panera Bread Co. — Class A* | 971 | 208,270 | ||||||
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. — Class A* | 6,265 | 207,058 | ||||||
Jack in the Box, Inc. | 3,063 | 206,906 | ||||||
TRI Pointe Group, Inc.* | 17,768 | 206,109 | ||||||
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | 3,499 | 205,671 | ||||||
MDC Holdings, Inc. | 8,349 | 205,469 | ||||||
CalAtlantic Group, Inc. | 6,335 | 205,064 | ||||||
KB Home | 15,047 | 204,188 | ||||||
Big Lots, Inc.1 | 4,441 | 203,664 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*,1 | 3,511 | 202,971 | ||||||
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 4,358 | 202,647 | ||||||
Polaris Industries, Inc.1 | 2,069 | 202,514 | ||||||
Cinemark Holdings, Inc. | 5,841 | 202,391 | ||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 4,361 | 202,089 | ||||||
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 4,667 | 201,941 | ||||||
World Fuel Services Corp. | 4,314 | 201,593 | ||||||
Dana Holding Corp. | 15,568 | 201,294 | ||||||
Chico’s FAS, Inc. | 15,836 | 199,692 |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
NVR, Inc.* | 120 | $ | 199,355 | |||||
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | 10,047 | 198,830 | ||||||
HSN, Inc. | 3,739 | 198,279 | ||||||
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.1 | 1,345 | 196,921 | ||||||
CST Brands, Inc. | 5,204 | 196,555 | ||||||
Ingram Micro, Inc. — Class A | 5,597 | 195,615 | ||||||
Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. — Class A | 2,761 | 195,424 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc.* | 7,141 | 194,949 | ||||||
Cheesecake Factory, Inc. | 3,786 | 193,124 | ||||||
Brinker International, Inc. | 4,147 | 192,089 | ||||||
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | 3,945 | 189,281 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 1,538 | 185,913 | ||||||
International Speedway Corp. — Class A | 5,508 | 184,463 | ||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 2,507 | 176,568 | ||||||
American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.1 | 12,210 | 174,725 | ||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*,1 | 1,259 | 168,278 | ||||||
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.*,1 | 18,052 | 167,523 | ||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A1 | 6,240 | 166,795 | ||||||
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.* | 18,929 | 166,764 | ||||||
Guess?, Inc.1 | 9,047 | 166,012 | ||||||
Fossil Group, Inc.*,1 | 4,074 | 164,997 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 12,016,389 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 14.2% | ||||||||
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | 6,049 | 243,775 | ||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | 4,254 | 241,542 | ||||||
WEX, Inc.* | 2,535 | 239,532 | ||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | 12,290 | 234,494 | ||||||
Catalent, Inc.* | 7,812 | 230,688 | ||||||
VCA, Inc.* | 3,648 | 229,715 | ||||||
Avon Products, Inc. | 48,226 | 227,144 | ||||||
Amsurg Corp. — Class A* | 2,780 | 225,124 | ||||||
Service Corporation International | 8,435 | 224,961 | ||||||
Lancaster Colony Corp. | 1,917 | 223,331 | ||||||
MEDNAX, Inc.* | 3,114 | 221,997 | ||||||
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | 3,111 | 221,504 | ||||||
Ingredion, Inc. | 1,904 | 219,131 | ||||||
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.* | 2,592 | 218,635 | ||||||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 12,511 | 217,692 | ||||||
Aaron’s, Inc. | 8,288 | 217,228 | ||||||
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.1 | 6,089 | 217,012 | ||||||
Flowers Foods, Inc.1 | 11,246 | 215,473 | ||||||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 2,704 | 214,346 | ||||||
TreeHouse Foods, Inc.* | 2,417 | 213,663 | ||||||
Teleflex, Inc. | 1,364 | 212,485 | ||||||
Deluxe Corp. | 3,372 | 211,694 | ||||||
Sotheby’s | 7,752 | 211,164 | ||||||
Gartner, Inc.* | 2,421 | 211,039 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*,1 | 6,650 | 210,739 | ||||||
Hain Celestial Group, Inc.* | 5,005 | 209,509 | ||||||
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. — Class A* | 1,475 | 209,229 | ||||||
Akorn, Inc.*,1 | 8,217 | 209,123 | ||||||
STERIS plc | 2,955 | 208,830 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.* | 2,899 | 208,264 | ||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.* | 3,077 | 207,882 | ||||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 2,139 | 207,782 | ||||||
Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. | 6,493 | 207,581 | ||||||
Edgewell Personal Care Co. | 2,526 | 207,309 | ||||||
Cooper Companies, Inc. | 1,347 | 206,199 | ||||||
Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. | 4,263 | 206,116 | ||||||
Halyard Health, Inc.* | 7,308 | 205,793 | ||||||
CEB, Inc. | 3,333 | 205,613 | ||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | �� | 7,243 | 203,311 | |||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 2,802 | 202,276 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co. — Class A* | 5,003 | 201,171 | ||||||
WellCare Health Plans, Inc.* | 2,227 | 200,408 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 2,149 | 200,244 | ||||||
PAREXEL International Corp.* | 3,272 | 199,919 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 2,581 | 198,814 | ||||||
Graham Holdings Co. — Class B | 412 | 196,334 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 7,294 | 195,990 | ||||||
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.* | 8,998 | 193,277 | ||||||
ResMed, Inc. | 3,357 | 187,321 | ||||||
LivaNova plc* | 3,517 | 185,451 | ||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc. | 5,023 | 182,787 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | 5,115 | 182,452 | ||||||
SUPERVALU, Inc.* | 36,040 | 181,281 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co.1 | 10,419 | 179,519 | ||||||
Boston Beer Company, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 1,101 | 171,844 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.* | 1,624 | 170,845 | ||||||
DeVry Education Group, Inc. | 9,474 | 164,374 | ||||||
Molina Healthcare, Inc.*,1 | 3,057 | 158,230 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 12,009,186 | |||||||
Technology - 11.1% | ||||||||
3D Systems Corp.*,1 | 17,536 | 310,212 | ||||||
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*,1 | 80,376 | 285,335 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 1,644 | 240,698 | ||||||
PTC, Inc.* | 6,427 | 234,328 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A | 6,070 | 234,302 | ||||||
Science Applications International Corp. | 4,409 | 234,073 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* | 7,103 | 230,919 | ||||||
CommVault Systems, Inc.* | 5,166 | 226,116 | ||||||
DST Systems, Inc. | 1,862 | 224,706 | ||||||
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.* | 1,140 | 224,113 | ||||||
NetScout Systems, Inc.* | 9,988 | 222,333 | ||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 3,486 | 221,431 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. — Class A | 2,910 | 220,985 | ||||||
Computer Sciences Corp. | 6,629 | 219,619 | ||||||
NCR Corp.* | 7,544 | 219,454 | ||||||
Rackspace Hosting, Inc.* | 9,577 | 219,026 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp. | 2,028 | 216,408 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 3,604 | 215,663 | ||||||
ANSYS, Inc.* | 2,340 | 212,402 | ||||||
CDK Global, Inc. | 4,465 | 212,400 | ||||||
Acxiom Corp.* | 9,655 | 212,120 |
28 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Mentor Graphics Corp. | 10,627 | $ | 212,115 | |||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | 3,495 | 211,587 | ||||||
Leidos Holdings, Inc. | 4,256 | 211,140 | ||||||
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*,1 | 15,690 | 210,246 | ||||||
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.1 | 23,256 | 210,002 | ||||||
Diebold, Inc. | 7,978 | 209,582 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 8,986 | 208,386 | ||||||
Synopsys, Inc.* | 4,383 | 208,280 | ||||||
Silicon Laboratories, Inc.* | 4,431 | 207,370 | ||||||
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 3,879 | 205,199 | ||||||
VeriFone Systems, Inc.* | 7,182 | 204,400 | ||||||
Convergys Corp. | 7,647 | 202,646 | ||||||
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 10,128 | 202,560 | ||||||
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | 10,098 | 201,859 | ||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 2,489 | 201,684 | ||||||
Microsemi Corp.* | 5,756 | 194,495 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | 10,076 | 194,265 | ||||||
IPG Photonics Corp.* | 2,228 | 193,101 | ||||||
Teradyne, Inc. | 10,047 | 189,989 | ||||||
Intersil Corp. — Class A | 15,426 | 180,330 | ||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 2,088 | 172,406 | ||||||
Synaptics, Inc.* | 2,365 | 169,216 | ||||||
Cree, Inc.*,1 | 6,774 | 166,031 | ||||||
Total Technology | 9,403,532 | |||||||
Energy - 5.8% | ||||||||
SM Energy Co.1 | 11,979 | 373,265 | ||||||
Denbury Resources, Inc.1 | 84,394 | 325,761 | ||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.*,1 | 33,097 | 319,717 | ||||||
QEP Resources, Inc. | 16,075 | 288,225 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy, Inc.1 | 17,312 | 260,546 | ||||||
Energen Corp. | 6,074 | 258,084 | ||||||
Superior Energy Services, Inc. | 15,093 | 254,467 | ||||||
Ensco plc — Class A | 20,260 | 242,310 | ||||||
Gulfport Energy Corp.* | 7,436 | 232,747 | ||||||
Rowan Companies plc — Class A | 12,314 | 231,626 | ||||||
Oceaneering International, Inc. | 6,250 | 229,063 | ||||||
Oil States International, Inc.* | 6,590 | 228,278 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 11,309 | 223,353 | ||||||
Dril-Quip, Inc.* | 3,392 | 219,869 | ||||||
Nabors Industries Ltd. | 22,016 | 215,757 | ||||||
Noble Corporation plc1 | 18,166 | 204,004 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 5,587 | 198,897 | ||||||
NOW, Inc.*,1 | 10,972 | 198,154 | ||||||
Western Refining, Inc.1 | 7,100 | 189,996 | ||||||
Murphy USA, Inc.* | 3,142 | 180,414 | ||||||
Total Energy | 4,874,533 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 5.4% | ||||||||
Olin Corp. | 12,604 | 274,641 | ||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 13,940 | 266,394 | ||||||
Valspar Corp. | 2,475 | 264,057 | ||||||
Royal Gold, Inc. | 4,077 | 255,302 | ||||||
PolyOne Corp. | 6,875 | 247,363 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 9,555 | 240,882 | ||||||
RPM International, Inc. | 4,637 | 234,308 | ||||||
Minerals Technologies, Inc. | 3,806 | 227,979 | ||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 5,948 | 224,537 | ||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 3,019 | 223,315 | ||||||
Ashland, Inc. | 1,998 | 222,977 | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 6,281 | 222,410 | ||||||
Commercial Metals Co.1 | 12,298 | 220,380 | ||||||
Sensient Technologies Corp. | 3,258 | 219,101 | ||||||
Albemarle Corp. | 3,307 | 218,791 | ||||||
NewMarket Corp. | 522 | 211,963 | ||||||
Domtar Corp. | 5,470 | 211,361 | ||||||
Compass Minerals International, Inc. | 2,814 | 210,937 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.1 | 12,604 | 205,949 | ||||||
Cabot Corp. | 4,178 | 203,845 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 4,606,492 | |||||||
Utilities - 4.8% | ||||||||
Talen Energy Corp.* | 24,671 | 287,664 | ||||||
National Fuel Gas Co. | 4,113 | 228,271 | ||||||
Westar Energy, Inc. | 4,362 | 225,122 | ||||||
OGE Energy Corp. | 7,463 | 220,830 | ||||||
MDU Resources Group, Inc.1 | 10,803 | 216,708 | ||||||
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | 6,488 | 212,093 | ||||||
Black Hills Corp. | 3,473 | 210,429 | ||||||
UGI Corp. | 5,229 | 210,415 | ||||||
New Jersey Resources Corp. | 5,836 | 208,228 | ||||||
Atmos Energy Corp. | 2,854 | 207,058 | ||||||
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 6,542 | 204,307 | ||||||
Questar Corp. | 8,137 | 203,995 | ||||||
Vectren Corp. | 4,139 | 202,190 | ||||||
Aqua America, Inc. | 6,386 | 202,181 | ||||||
Alliant Energy Corp. | 2,859 | 201,617 | ||||||
IDACORP, Inc. | 2,738 | 199,135 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 3,399 | 198,740 | ||||||
WGL Holdings, Inc. | 2,898 | 196,745 | ||||||
PNM Resources, Inc. | 6,099 | 193,216 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 4,028,944 | |||||||
Communications - 3.7% | ||||||||
Meredith Corp. | 4,449 | 228,279 | ||||||
Polycom, Inc.* | 18,463 | 220,633 | ||||||
comScore, Inc.* | 7,160 | 219,239 | ||||||
InterDigital, Inc. | 3,840 | 218,803 | ||||||
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. — Class A | 4,398 | 218,097 | ||||||
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 7,249 | 214,353 | ||||||
Cable One, Inc. | 463 | 212,498 | ||||||
Plantronics, Inc. | 5,360 | 206,092 | ||||||
AMC Networks, Inc. — Class A* | 3,093 | 201,756 | ||||||
New York Times Co. — Class A | 15,701 | 201,287 | ||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 1,311 | 197,633 |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Time, Inc. | 13,441 | $ | 197,583 | |||||
ARRIS International plc* | 8,542 | 194,501 | ||||||
Ciena Corp.*,1 | 11,541 | 194,235 | ||||||
NeuStar, Inc. — Class A* | 7,845 | 184,279 | ||||||
WebMD Health Corp. — Class A*,1 | 725 | 45,487 | ||||||
Total Communications | 3,154,755 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $78,845,192) | 84,661,519 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.0% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 9,714 | 9,714 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $9,714) | 9,714 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 10.5% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 8,900,951 | 8,900,951 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $8,900,951) | 8,900,951 | |||||||
Total Investments - 110.5% | ||||||||
(Cost $87,755,857) | $ | 93,572,184 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (10.5)% | (8,883,894 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 84,688,290 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 84,661,519 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 84,661,519 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 8,900,951 | — | — | 8,900,951 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 9,714 | — | — | 9,714 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 93,572,184 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 93,572,184 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
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GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Financial - 19.3% | ||||||||
Enova International, Inc.* | 9,783 | $ | 86,188 | |||||
First BanCorp* | 20,509 | 79,986 | ||||||
Banc of California, Inc. | 3,810 | 77,534 | ||||||
OFG Bancorp | 8,598 | 75,920 | ||||||
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | 3,073 | 75,780 | ||||||
Forestar Group, Inc.* | 5,387 | 72,725 | ||||||
World Acceptance Corp.* | 1,673 | 72,591 | ||||||
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.* | 1,584 | 72,579 | ||||||
Government Properties Income Trust1 | 3,830 | 72,463 | ||||||
WageWorks, Inc.* | 1,339 | 72,119 | ||||||
Great Western Bancorp, Inc. | 2,283 | 71,960 | ||||||
Financial Engines, Inc.1 | 2,229 | 71,796 | ||||||
Wintrust Financial Corp. | 1,375 | 71,528 | ||||||
HFF, Inc. — Class A | 2,217 | 70,566 | ||||||
Parkway Properties, Inc. | 4,197 | 69,041 | ||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 920 | 68,936 | ||||||
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust | 2,997 | 68,751 | ||||||
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. — Class A | 3,526 | 68,404 | ||||||
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.1 | 2,112 | 68,387 | ||||||
Ameris Bancorp | 2,172 | 68,202 | ||||||
Cardinal Financial Corp. | 3,073 | 68,005 | ||||||
PRA Group, Inc.* | 2,049 | 67,986 | ||||||
United Community Banks, Inc. | 3,373 | 67,898 | ||||||
Old National Bancorp | 5,056 | 67,750 | ||||||
eHealth, Inc.* | 6,052 | 67,722 | ||||||
Southside Bancshares, Inc.1 | 2,316 | 67,650 | ||||||
Central Pacific Financial Corp. | 2,893 | 67,523 | ||||||
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. | 5,512 | 67,357 | ||||||
United Fire Group, Inc. | 1,485 | 66,558 | ||||||
Medical Properties Trust, Inc. | 4,991 | 66,431 | ||||||
Getty Realty Corp. | 3,355 | 66,026 | ||||||
First Financial Bancorp | 3,379 | 65,891 | ||||||
Franklin Street Properties Corp. | 6,198 | 65,823 | ||||||
CareTrust REIT, Inc. | 5,170 | 65,762 | ||||||
RE/MAX Holdings, Inc. — Class A | 1,787 | 65,762 | ||||||
BofI Holding, Inc.*,1 | 3,222 | 65,632 | ||||||
UMB Financial Corp. | 1,177 | 65,618 | ||||||
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 1,215 | 65,464 | ||||||
Encore Capital Group, Inc.*,1 | 2,325 | 65,449 | ||||||
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY | 10,204 | 65,408 | ||||||
City Holding Co. | 1,329 | 65,280 | ||||||
Cousins Properties, Inc. | 6,306 | 65,266 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 1,874 | 65,254 | ||||||
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. | 4,649 | 65,180 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 2,193 | 65,132 | ||||||
MB Financial, Inc. | 1,873 | 65,105 | ||||||
EastGroup Properties, Inc. | 1,085 | 64,829 | ||||||
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | 806 | 64,609 | ||||||
Simmons First National Corp. — Class A | 1,380 | 64,446 | ||||||
NBT Bancorp, Inc. | 2,273 | 64,417 | ||||||
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 2,783 | 64,343 | ||||||
United Bankshares, Inc. | 1,662 | 64,303 | ||||||
Lexington Realty Trust | 7,323 | 64,296 | ||||||
Sterling Bancorp | 3,922 | 64,085 | ||||||
American Assets Trust, Inc. | 1,613 | 63,988 | ||||||
GEO Group, Inc. | 1,997 | 63,964 | ||||||
LTC Properties, Inc. | 1,378 | 63,925 | ||||||
Bank Mutual Corp. | 7,904 | 63,864 | ||||||
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. | 813 | 63,593 | ||||||
Agree Realty Corp. | 1,636 | 63,444 | ||||||
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 3,502 | 63,421 | ||||||
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. | 4,059 | 63,402 | ||||||
Brookline Bancorp, Inc. | 5,562 | 63,296 | ||||||
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. | 5,874 | 63,263 | ||||||
Tompkins Financial Corp. | 968 | 63,249 | ||||||
Provident Financial Services, Inc. | 3,163 | 63,197 | ||||||
Saul Centers, Inc. | 1,187 | 63,125 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 3,209 | 63,121 | ||||||
Home BancShares, Inc. | 1,467 | 63,066 | ||||||
Community Bank System, Inc. | 1,588 | 62,837 | ||||||
Banner Corp. | 1,467 | 62,758 | ||||||
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 3,392 | 62,684 | ||||||
INTL FCStone, Inc.* | 2,291 | 62,544 | ||||||
Oritani Financial Corp. | 3,606 | 62,492 | ||||||
Safety Insurance Group, Inc. | 1,101 | 62,328 | ||||||
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.1 | 1,263 | 62,241 | ||||||
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. — Class A | 3,025 | 62,194 | ||||||
CVB Financial Corp.1 | 3,612 | 62,054 | ||||||
Opus Bank | 1,717 | 62,018 | ||||||
Universal Health Realty Income Trust | 1,135 | 61,971 | ||||||
Evercore Partners, Inc. — Class A | 1,200 | 61,968 | ||||||
First Commonwealth Financial Corp. | 6,747 | 61,937 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 1,257 | 61,807 | ||||||
Independent Bank Corp. | 1,314 | 61,797 | ||||||
PS Business Parks, Inc. | 643 | 61,574 | ||||||
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | 2,378 | 61,566 | ||||||
Selective Insurance Group, Inc. | 1,772 | 61,506 | ||||||
Westamerica Bancorporation1 | 1,261 | 61,436 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. | 6,299 | 61,226 | ||||||
Navigators Group, Inc.* | 739 | 61,049 | ||||||
Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. | 2,891 | 60,971 | ||||||
S&T Bancorp, Inc. | 2,373 | 60,915 | ||||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 1,806 | 60,862 | ||||||
Kite Realty Group Trust | 2,222 | 60,505 | ||||||
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | 1,521 | 60,490 | ||||||
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | 3,398 | 60,315 | ||||||
Columbia Banking System, Inc. | 2,043 | 60,248 | ||||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 1,933 | 60,116 | ||||||
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | 3,790 | 60,109 | ||||||
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. — Class A | 1,581 | 60,078 | ||||||
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. | 8,658 | 59,913 | ||||||
Summit Hotel Properties, Inc. | 5,227 | 59,587 | ||||||
Greenhill & Company, Inc. | 2,684 | 59,102 | ||||||
Astoria Financial Corp. | 3,912 | 58,836 |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. — Class A | 7,137 | $ | 58,809 | |||||
RLI Corp. | 943 | 58,636 | ||||||
HCI Group, Inc. | 1,946 | 58,302 | ||||||
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 3,310 | 58,289 | ||||||
ProAssurance Corp. | 1,213 | 57,896 | ||||||
Chesapeake Lodging Trust | 2,347 | 57,807 | ||||||
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.1 | 6,471 | 57,657 | ||||||
Investment Technology Group, Inc. | 2,947 | 57,525 | ||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 4,037 | 56,518 | ||||||
United Insurance Holdings Corp. | 3,430 | 55,943 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.* | 2,513 | 55,412 | ||||||
Piper Jaffray Cos.* | 1,308 | 54,557 | ||||||
First NBC Bank Holding Co.* | 2,368 | 51,480 | ||||||
Total Financial | 7,528,499 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 18.5% | ||||||||
Inogen, Inc.* | 1,801 | 87,997 | ||||||
CDI Corp. | 11,286 | 80,696 | ||||||
ExamWorks Group, Inc.* | 2,214 | 79,815 | ||||||
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*,1 | 2,657 | 79,444 | ||||||
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 1,707 | 77,617 | ||||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | 5,205 | 76,826 | ||||||
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 10,662 | 75,594 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | 5,648 | 75,571 | ||||||
Amedisys, Inc.* | 1,466 | 75,484 | ||||||
Nektar Therapeutics*,1 | 4,797 | 75,217 | ||||||
HMS Holdings Corp.* | 4,451 | 75,178 | ||||||
SciClone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 5,623 | 74,223 | ||||||
B&G Foods, Inc.1 | 1,786 | 73,601 | ||||||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Class B*,1 | 606 | 73,247 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | 5,019 | 72,725 | ||||||
Career Education Corp.* | 13,538 | 72,292 | ||||||
Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc.*,1 | 2,378 | 72,030 | ||||||
Cynosure, Inc. — Class A* | 1,461 | 71,501 | ||||||
Cambrex Corp.* | 1,480 | 71,395 | ||||||
CryoLife, Inc. | 5,737 | 71,138 | ||||||
Landauer, Inc. | 2,045 | 71,043 | ||||||
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.* | 1,454 | 70,301 | ||||||
Adeptus Health, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 1,029 | 70,095 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | 1,816 | 69,952 | ||||||
Almost Family, Inc.* | 1,655 | 69,527 | ||||||
NuVasive, Inc.* | 1,312 | 69,457 | ||||||
Cardtronics, Inc.* | 1,760 | 69,380 | ||||||
Brink’s Co. | 2,043 | 69,135 | ||||||
Masimo Corp.* | 1,594 | 69,100 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc.* | 1,710 | 68,981 | ||||||
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* | 1,963 | 68,607 | ||||||
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 7,212 | 68,586 | ||||||
HealthEquity, Inc.* | 2,727 | 68,584 | ||||||
CorVel Corp.* | 1,516 | 68,523 | ||||||
Andersons, Inc. | 2,030 | 68,025 | ||||||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | 1,915 | 68,002 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 957 | 67,775 | ||||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 3,945 | 67,696 | ||||||
Capella Education Co. | 1,222 | 67,589 | ||||||
PharMerica Corp.* | 2,851 | 67,398 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. — Class A | 3,589 | 67,366 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | 3,312 | 67,068 | ||||||
Medifast, Inc. | 2,127 | 67,064 | ||||||
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | 5,387 | 66,960 | ||||||
Inter Parfums, Inc. | 2,181 | 66,782 | ||||||
Medicines Co.*,1 | 1,874 | 66,696 | ||||||
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*,1 | 2,508 | 66,512 | ||||||
NutriSystem, Inc. | 3,011 | 66,302 | ||||||
Matthews International Corp. — Class A | 1,257 | 66,168 | ||||||
Depomed, Inc.*,1 | 3,806 | 66,148 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | 5,382 | 65,930 | ||||||
Forrester Research, Inc. | 1,958 | 65,828 | ||||||
SurModics, Inc.* | 3,265 | 65,692 | ||||||
Magellan Health, Inc.* | 932 | 65,669 | ||||||
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 1,732 | 65,556 | ||||||
Korn/Ferry International | 2,412 | 65,462 | ||||||
Abaxis, Inc. | 1,444 | 65,442 | ||||||
Insperity, Inc.1 | 1,235 | 65,171 | ||||||
American Public Education, Inc.* | 2,807 | 65,010 | ||||||
Navigant Consulting, Inc.* | 4,045 | 64,558 | ||||||
LendingTree, Inc.*,1 | 718 | 64,239 | ||||||
Healthways, Inc.* | 5,512 | 64,215 | ||||||
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 1,123 | 64,202 | ||||||
On Assignment, Inc.* | 1,779 | 64,151 | ||||||
Viad Corp. | 2,154 | 64,082 | ||||||
ABM Industries, Inc. | 1,988 | 63,954 | ||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 4,347 | 63,901 | ||||||
ICU Medical, Inc.* | 640 | 63,578 | ||||||
Anika Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,384 | 63,193 | ||||||
Ensign Group, Inc. | 2,797 | 63,100 | ||||||
Analogic Corp. | 797 | 62,955 | ||||||
Strayer Education, Inc.* | 1,267 | 62,894 | ||||||
Resources Connection, Inc. | 4,237 | 62,580 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 681 | 62,475 | ||||||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*,1 | 4,138 | 62,277 | ||||||
Luminex Corp.* | 3,097 | 62,250 | ||||||
Monster Worldwide, Inc.* | 19,352 | 61,926 | ||||||
Green Dot Corp. — Class A* | 2,780 | 61,799 | ||||||
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | 889 | 61,537 | ||||||
CONMED Corp. | 1,483 | 61,426 | ||||||
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 2,093 | 61,116 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.1 | 1,201 | 60,963 | ||||||
Tumi Holdings, Inc.* | 2,275 | 60,696 | ||||||
Universal Corp.1 | 1,112 | 60,660 | ||||||
US Physical Therapy, Inc. | 1,211 | 60,380 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 589 | 60,255 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 2,255 | 60,073 | ||||||
Chemed Corp. | 458 | 59,439 | ||||||
Helen of Troy Ltd.* | 597 | 59,419 | ||||||
J&J Snack Foods Corp. | 582 | 58,858 | ||||||
Haemonetics Corp.* | 1,806 | 58,569 |
32 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Providence Service Corp.* | 1,170 | $ | 58,313 | |||||
SpartanNash Co. | 2,094 | 58,004 | ||||||
Air Methods Corp.* | 1,562 | 57,763 | ||||||
Greatbatch, Inc.* | 1,646 | 57,281 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 855 | 57,276 | ||||||
Seneca Foods Corp. — Class A* | 1,745 | 56,870 | ||||||
Meridian Bioscience, Inc. | 2,972 | 56,795 | ||||||
Impax Laboratories, Inc.* | 1,700 | 56,695 | ||||||
Neogen Corp.* | 1,181 | 55,790 | ||||||
MiMedx Group, Inc.*,1 | 7,195 | 54,178 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 2,721 | 53,685 | ||||||
Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 4,586 | 53,381 | ||||||
Lannett Company, Inc.*,1 | 2,755 | 52,841 | ||||||
Invacare Corp.1 | 4,673 | 52,525 | ||||||
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.1 | 13,247 | 52,326 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co. — Class A* | 3,154 | 51,379 | ||||||
Natus Medical, Inc.* | 1,590 | 50,673 | ||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | 1,929 | 49,865 | ||||||
Phibro Animal Health Corp. — Class A | 2,373 | 49,216 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc.* | 2,565 | 47,940 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co.* | 954 | 15,522 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 7,230,211 | |||||||
Industrial - 18.3% | ||||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 4,168 | 94,280 | ||||||
TimkenSteel Corp. | 7,297 | 92,964 | ||||||
General Cable Corp. | 5,919 | 92,573 | ||||||
Harsco Corp. | 12,471 | 88,420 | ||||||
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.* | 2,629 | 84,628 | ||||||
CIRCOR International, Inc.1 | 1,474 | 83,207 | ||||||
Orion Marine Group, Inc.* | 13,873 | 81,018 | ||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc.* | 2,681 | 80,323 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.* | 3,094 | 79,639 | ||||||
DXP Enterprises, Inc.* | 3,623 | 79,163 | ||||||
KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. | 4,923 | 78,226 | ||||||
SPX Corp. | 4,694 | 75,574 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc.*,1 | 1,053 | 74,342 | ||||||
LSB Industries, Inc.* | 5,648 | 74,329 | ||||||
Boise Cascade Co.* | 3,522 | 73,504 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc.* | 1,944 | 71,520 | ||||||
PGT, Inc.* | 6,829 | 71,499 | ||||||
US Concrete, Inc.*,1 | 1,143 | 70,592 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 1,539 | 70,532 | ||||||
Fabrinet* | 2,202 | 70,398 | ||||||
Tidewater, Inc.1 | 7,945 | 69,598 | ||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.* | 5,924 | 69,548 | ||||||
Mueller Industries, Inc. | 2,203 | 69,527 | ||||||
Bel Fuse, Inc. — Class B | 4,171 | 69,489 | ||||||
Actuant Corp. — Class A | 2,581 | 68,939 | ||||||
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.1 | 2,295 | 68,827 | ||||||
AAR Corp. | 2,857 | 68,683 | ||||||
Trex Company, Inc.* | 1,446 | 68,613 | ||||||
Astec Industries, Inc. | 1,403 | 67,905 | ||||||
Plexus Corp.* | 1,625 | 67,860 | ||||||
CTS Corp. | 4,080 | 67,606 | ||||||
Quanex Building Products Corp. | 3,587 | 67,579 | ||||||
Moog, Inc. — Class A* | 1,376 | 67,231 | ||||||
Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc.* | 3,701 | 67,062 | ||||||
US Ecology, Inc. | 1,488 | 67,005 | ||||||
Federal Signal Corp. | 4,892 | 66,971 | ||||||
Headwaters, Inc.* | 3,342 | 66,873 | ||||||
Cubic Corp. | 1,602 | 66,596 | ||||||
Forward Air Corp. | 1,459 | 66,501 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. | 2,136 | 66,472 | ||||||
Aerovironment, Inc.* | 2,297 | 66,337 | ||||||
Coherent, Inc.* | 710 | 66,314 | ||||||
National Presto Industries, Inc.1 | 759 | 66,177 | ||||||
TopBuild Corp.* | 2,114 | 65,998 | ||||||
Sanmina Corp.* | 2,788 | 65,936 | ||||||
Myers Industries, Inc. | 4,880 | 65,782 | ||||||
Haynes International, Inc. | 1,748 | 65,602 | ||||||
American Science & Engineering, Inc. | 2,284 | 65,436 | ||||||
Badger Meter, Inc.1 | 917 | 65,410 | ||||||
Saia, Inc.*,1 | 2,255 | 65,215 | ||||||
EnerSys | 1,117 | 65,199 | ||||||
Watts Water Technologies, Inc. — Class A | 1,166 | 65,144 | ||||||
Albany International Corp. — Class A | 1,616 | 65,109 | ||||||
Griffon Corp.1 | 4,118 | 65,106 | ||||||
Aegion Corp. — Class A* | 3,064 | 65,049 | ||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 2,181 | 64,841 | ||||||
Tennant Co. | 1,214 | 64,840 | ||||||
AAON, Inc. | 2,443 | 64,788 | ||||||
Gibraltar Industries, Inc.* | 2,441 | 64,564 | ||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 1,293 | 64,443 | ||||||
Park Electrochemical Corp. | 3,945 | 64,343 | ||||||
ESCO Technologies, Inc. | 1,671 | 64,300 | ||||||
Kaman Corp. | 1,527 | 64,271 | ||||||
Tredegar Corp. | 4,024 | 64,223 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 3,432 | 64,041 | ||||||
Hillenbrand, Inc. | 2,109 | 63,924 | ||||||
Franklin Electric Company, Inc. | 2,023 | 63,907 | ||||||
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.* | 1,975 | 63,891 | ||||||
Simpson Manufacturing Company, Inc. | 1,697 | 63,807 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 1,313 | 63,654 | ||||||
Standex International Corp. | 829 | 63,576 | ||||||
Drew Industries, Inc. | 978 | 63,404 | ||||||
Matson, Inc. | 1,629 | 63,335 | ||||||
Tetra Tech, Inc. | 2,153 | 63,298 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc. — Class A* | 1,642 | 63,250 | ||||||
EnPro Industries, Inc. | 1,078 | 63,149 | ||||||
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.* | 8,947 | 63,076 | ||||||
Celadon Group, Inc. | 6,255 | 62,988 | ||||||
MYR Group, Inc.* | 2,464 | 62,857 | ||||||
Knight Transportation, Inc.1 | 2,365 | 62,838 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 1,132 | 62,169 | ||||||
Lindsay Corp.1 | 811 | 62,009 | ||||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 1,493 | 61,870 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Encore Wire Corp. | 1,614 | $ | 61,736 | |||||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 2,081 | 61,369 | ||||||
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.* | 6,058 | 61,307 | ||||||
II-VI, Inc.* | 2,909 | 60,711 | ||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | 1,518 | 60,629 | ||||||
Littelfuse, Inc. | 519 | 60,453 | ||||||
Brady Corp. — Class A1 | 2,268 | 60,079 | ||||||
Heartland Express, Inc.1 | 3,294 | 59,654 | ||||||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 778 | 59,634 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc.* | 9,146 | 59,632 | ||||||
Itron, Inc.* | 1,440 | 59,213 | ||||||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* | 5,003 | 59,135 | ||||||
Rogers Corp.* | 1,020 | 58,507 | ||||||
TASER International, Inc.*,1 | 3,161 | 57,720 | ||||||
Barnes Group, Inc. | 1,768 | 57,442 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 1,089 | 56,780 | ||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 2,682 | 56,778 | ||||||
Vicor Corp.* | 5,902 | 56,600 | ||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | 2,356 | 55,060 | ||||||
FARO Technologies, Inc.* | 1,876 | 54,479 | ||||||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.* | 2,775 | 53,891 | ||||||
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.1 | 837 | 53,593 | ||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 2,740 | 52,307 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.* | 994 | 50,585 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.*,1 | 838 | 50,138 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 7,148,518 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 15.4% | ||||||||
EZCORP, Inc. — Class A* | 21,361 | 105,737 | ||||||
Select Comfort Corp.* | 3,326 | 82,086 | ||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 5,410 | 80,663 | ||||||
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.* | 4,390 | 76,431 | ||||||
Outerwall, Inc.1 | 1,808 | 74,688 | ||||||
SkyWest, Inc. | 3,129 | 73,532 | ||||||
Superior Industries International, Inc. | 2,803 | 73,215 | ||||||
Veritiv Corp.*,1 | 1,726 | 70,800 | ||||||
Daktronics, Inc. | 8,112 | 70,575 | ||||||
Installed Building Products, Inc.* | 2,639 | 70,144 | ||||||
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. | 2,054 | 69,918 | ||||||
Children’s Place, Inc. | 896 | 69,808 | ||||||
iRobot Corp.*,1 | 1,863 | 69,639 | ||||||
Tuesday Morning Corp.* | 7,966 | 69,144 | ||||||
Titan International, Inc.1 | 10,375 | 68,786 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 1,041 | 68,539 | ||||||
Chuy’s Holdings, Inc.* | 2,214 | 67,617 | ||||||
Sonic Corp. | 1,965 | 67,537 | ||||||
Unifi, Inc.* | 2,605 | 67,105 | ||||||
Standard Motor Products, Inc. | 1,880 | 66,759 | ||||||
M/I Homes, Inc.* | 3,312 | 66,571 | ||||||
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. | 811 | 66,226 | ||||||
Callaway Golf Co. | 7,047 | 65,819 | ||||||
Five Below, Inc.*,1 | 1,571 | 65,511 | ||||||
PetMed Express, Inc. | 3,579 | 65,496 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc.* | 946 | 65,444 | ||||||
MarineMax, Inc.* | 3,420 | 65,014 | ||||||
American Woodmark Corp.* | 891 | 64,900 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc.* | 1,594 | 64,844 | ||||||
Mobile Mini, Inc. | 2,006 | 64,694 | ||||||
Winnebago Industries, Inc. | 2,988 | 64,660 | ||||||
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 5,254 | 63,522 | ||||||
Finish Line, Inc. — Class A | 3,215 | 63,496 | ||||||
Dorman Products, Inc.*,1 | 1,170 | 62,934 | ||||||
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. | 1,376 | 62,924 | ||||||
Universal Electronics, Inc.* | 947 | 62,890 | ||||||
Essendant, Inc. | 2,035 | 62,658 | ||||||
La-Z-Boy, Inc. | 2,422 | 62,657 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. — Class A | 3,677 | 62,583 | ||||||
Papa John’s International, Inc. | 1,105 | 62,532 | ||||||
Biglari Holdings, Inc.* | 166 | 62,074 | ||||||
Scientific Games Corp. — Class A*,1 | 6,242 | 61,921 | ||||||
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.1 | 4,378 | 61,818 | ||||||
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* | 1,149 | 61,770 | ||||||
Arctic Cat, Inc. | 3,710 | 61,697 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp.* | 3,305 | 61,605 | ||||||
G&K Services, Inc. — Class A | 867 | 61,253 | ||||||
UniFirst Corp. | 565 | 61,235 | ||||||
Marcus Corp. | 3,161 | 61,165 | ||||||
Hibbett Sports, Inc.*,1 | 1,694 | 61,153 | ||||||
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.* | 1,008 | 61,105 | ||||||
Cash America International, Inc. | 1,653 | 61,095 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 3,224 | 61,095 | ||||||
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.* | 1,369 | 61,057 | ||||||
Cato Corp. — Class A | 1,668 | 61,032 | ||||||
VOXX International Corp. — Class A* | 13,568 | 60,920 | ||||||
Tailored Brands, Inc. | 3,492 | 60,831 | ||||||
DTS, Inc.* | 2,783 | 60,725 | ||||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc.* | 3,166 | 60,312 | ||||||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*,1 | 7,071 | 59,962 | ||||||
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A1 | 4,077 | 59,810 | ||||||
Belmond Ltd. — Class A* | 6,512 | 59,650 | ||||||
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.* | 919 | 59,606 | ||||||
Meritage Homes Corp.* | 1,751 | 59,587 | ||||||
Texas Roadhouse, Inc. — Class A | 1,457 | 59,329 | ||||||
Bob Evans Farms, Inc. | 1,302 | 59,293 | ||||||
Steven Madden Ltd.*,1 | 1,690 | 59,167 | ||||||
Kirkland’s, Inc. | 3,597 | 59,063 | ||||||
Allegiant Travel Co. — Class A | 363 | 58,287 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | 4,958 | 58,257 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | 6,217 | 58,191 | ||||||
Movado Group, Inc. | 2,058 | 58,056 | ||||||
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | 3,053 | 58,007 | ||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.* | 1,361 | 57,257 | ||||||
Sonic Automotive, Inc. — Class A | 3,046 | 57,143 | ||||||
Gentherm, Inc.* | 1,555 | 57,131 | ||||||
Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp. | 907 | 56,814 | ||||||
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | 3,572 | 56,723 | ||||||
Stein Mart, Inc. | 7,804 | 56,501 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
DineEquity, Inc. | 655 | $ | 56,330 | |||||
Regis Corp.* | 4,105 | 56,115 | ||||||
Vera Bradley, Inc.* | 3,153 | 55,304 | ||||||
Zumiez, Inc.*,1 | 3,248 | 54,501 | ||||||
Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | 2,908 | 54,292 | ||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*,1 | 1,979 | 54,165 | ||||||
Buckle, Inc.1 | 1,870 | 54,118 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc. — Class A | 651 | 54,046 | ||||||
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.* | 3,249 | 53,933 | ||||||
Oxford Industries, Inc. | 811 | 53,867 | ||||||
Express, Inc.* | 2,961 | 53,831 | ||||||
Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.* | 1,671 | 53,589 | ||||||
Crocs, Inc.* | 6,377 | 53,248 | ||||||
Caleres, Inc. | 2,108 | 53,143 | ||||||
G-III Apparel Group Ltd.*,1 | 1,157 | 52,354 | ||||||
Stage Stores, Inc.1 | 7,112 | 52,344 | ||||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.* | 11,390 | 50,116 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 5,995,091 | |||||||
Technology - 9.3% | ||||||||
Mercury Systems, Inc.* | 3,600 | 75,672 | ||||||
Nanometrics, Inc.* | 4,220 | 75,370 | ||||||
Digi International, Inc.* | 7,128 | 75,343 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc.1 | 1,561 | 75,115 | ||||||
Engility Holdings, Inc.* | 3,728 | 73,330 | ||||||
Tangoe, Inc.*,1 | 8,264 | 72,888 | ||||||
CSG Systems International, Inc.1 | 1,642 | 72,872 | ||||||
Ciber, Inc.* | 31,337 | 72,702 | ||||||
Medidata Solutions, Inc.*,1 | 1,662 | 72,513 | ||||||
CEVA, Inc.* | 3,035 | 69,987 | ||||||
ManTech International Corp. — Class A | 2,052 | 69,358 | ||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 2,168 | 69,072 | ||||||
Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc.*,1 | 1,841 | 68,430 | ||||||
LivePerson, Inc.*,1 | 11,306 | 68,401 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. | 1,072 | 66,217 | ||||||
Exar Corp.* | 10,849 | 66,179 | ||||||
DSP Group, Inc.* | 6,952 | 66,044 | ||||||
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* | 2,122 | 65,931 | ||||||
MicroStrategy, Inc. — Class A* | 362 | 64,914 | ||||||
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. | 1,541 | 64,552 | ||||||
Rudolph Technologies, Inc.* | 4,649 | 64,482 | ||||||
Epiq Systems, Inc. | 4,363 | 64,442 | ||||||
MKS Instruments, Inc. | 1,795 | 64,369 | ||||||
Semtech Corp.* | 2,954 | 63,924 | ||||||
Progress Software Corp.* | 2,504 | 63,902 | ||||||
Ultratech, Inc.* | 2,944 | 63,855 | ||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*,1 | 1,767 | 63,788 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 1,011 | 63,107 | ||||||
Virtusa Corp.* | 1,775 | 63,084 | ||||||
Cohu, Inc. | 5,377 | 62,158 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | 1,277 | 61,794 | ||||||
Sykes Enterprises, Inc.* | 2,113 | 61,594 | ||||||
Lumentum Holdings, Inc.* | 2,433 | 61,555 | ||||||
Power Integrations, Inc. | 1,275 | 61,519 | ||||||
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. | 2,213 | 61,499 | ||||||
QLogic Corp.* | 4,698 | 61,497 | ||||||
Qualys, Inc.* | 2,431 | 61,213 | ||||||
Veeco Instruments, Inc.* | 3,291 | 60,587 | ||||||
MTS Systems Corp. | 1,077 | 60,549 | ||||||
Agilysys, Inc.* | 5,587 | 59,669 | ||||||
Diodes, Inc.* | 3,190 | 59,398 | ||||||
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.* | 5,537 | 59,357 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc. — Class A* | 616 | 59,228 | ||||||
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. | 1,153 | 59,183 | ||||||
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. | 2,683 | 59,106 | ||||||
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | 2,051 | 58,905 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 1,723 | 58,892 | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 6,217 | 58,813 | ||||||
Kopin Corp.* | 35,076 | 58,226 | ||||||
Quality Systems, Inc. | 4,135 | 58,221 | ||||||
Electronics for Imaging, Inc.* | 1,461 | 58,206 | ||||||
Cray, Inc.* | 1,477 | 55,934 | ||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | 2,263 | 55,919 | ||||||
Rambus, Inc.* | 4,659 | 54,138 | ||||||
Super Micro Computer, Inc.*,1 | 1,918 | 51,613 | ||||||
Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.* | 2,090 | 51,330 | ||||||
Rovi Corp.* | 2,837 | 49,988 | ||||||
Total Technology | 3,619,934 | |||||||
Communications - 6.5% | ||||||||
Blucora, Inc.* | 11,024 | 88,302 | ||||||
Ruckus Wireless, Inc.* | 6,286 | 86,370 | ||||||
Anixter International, Inc.* | 1,303 | 81,177 | ||||||
LogMeIn, Inc.* | 1,194 | 71,282 | ||||||
FTD Companies, Inc.*,1 | 2,559 | 71,166 | ||||||
VASCO Data Security International, Inc.* | 4,091 | 70,897 | ||||||
QuinStreet, Inc.*,1 | 19,850 | 69,872 | ||||||
Gannett Company, Inc. | 4,118 | 69,388 | ||||||
XO Group, Inc.* | 3,922 | 69,262 | ||||||
HealthStream, Inc.* | 3,056 | 69,127 | ||||||
Iridium Communications, Inc.*,1 | 8,457 | 68,248 | ||||||
8x8, Inc.* | 5,885 | 66,736 | ||||||
Liquidity Services, Inc.*,1 | 11,918 | 66,502 | ||||||
Perficient, Inc.* | 3,148 | 65,730 | ||||||
Harmonic, Inc.* | 18,821 | 65,121 | ||||||
Black Box Corp. | 4,454 | 65,117 | ||||||
NETGEAR, Inc.* | 1,535 | 65,084 | ||||||
ViaSat, Inc.*,1 | 843 | 64,658 | ||||||
Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. | 1,668 | 64,552 | ||||||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 2,665 | 64,493 | ||||||
Cincinnati Bell, Inc.* | 16,730 | 63,908 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 1,729 | 62,901 | ||||||
Lumos Networks Corp.* | 4,892 | 62,373 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 3,514 | 62,233 | ||||||
Spok Holdings, Inc. | 3,655 | 62,098 | ||||||
ADTRAN, Inc. | 3,209 | 61,998 | ||||||
ePlus, Inc.* | 770 | 61,900 | ||||||
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc. | 2,595 | 61,346 |
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Shares | Value | |||||||
Blue Nile, Inc. | 2,358 | $ | 60,789 | |||||
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. | 838 | 60,261 | ||||||
Viavi Solutions, Inc.* | 9,241 | 60,159 | ||||||
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. — Class A1 | 3,478 | 57,874 | ||||||
General Communication, Inc. — Class A* | 3,359 | 56,767 | ||||||
DHI Group, Inc.* | 7,914 | 56,269 | ||||||
Ixia* | 5,359 | 54,233 | ||||||
Sizmek, Inc.* | 19,914 | 52,772 | ||||||
EW Scripps Co. — Class A*,1 | 3,445 | 52,295 | ||||||
CalAmp Corp.* | 3,383 | 50,644 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.*,1 | 531 | 43,733 | ||||||
Harte-Hanks, Inc. | 16,913 | 30,782 | ||||||
Total Communications | 2,538,419 | |||||||
Energy - 5.8% | ||||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 12,152 | 104,873 | ||||||
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.*,1 | 25,615 | 99,387 | ||||||
Archrock, Inc. | 9,297 | 91,576 | ||||||
Bill Barrett Corp.* | 11,348 | 90,330 | ||||||
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* | 28,713 | 89,297 | ||||||
Northern Oil and Gas, Inc.*,1 | 15,433 | 84,264 | ||||||
Contango Oil & Gas Co.* | 6,667 | 83,871 | ||||||
Geospace Technologies Corp.* | 4,951 | 80,998 | ||||||
Unit Corp.*,1 | 6,358 | 80,492 | ||||||
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*,1 | 2,171 | 76,788 | ||||||
Flotek Industries, Inc.*,1 | 7,785 | 73,568 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 4,043 | 73,178 | ||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 9,752 | 72,457 | ||||||
Bristow Group, Inc. | 3,156 | 72,336 | ||||||
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | 1,191 | 69,995 | ||||||
PDC Energy, Inc.*,1 | 1,093 | 68,629 | ||||||
TETRA Technologies, Inc.* | 9,311 | 67,039 | ||||||
Tesco Corp. | 7,071 | 66,892 | ||||||
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 9,631 | 65,298 | ||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.1 | 6,588 | 63,640 | ||||||
Newpark Resources, Inc.* | 13,538 | 63,222 | ||||||
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*,1 | 28,448 | 62,870 | ||||||
Basic Energy Services, Inc.*,1 | 19,536 | 62,515 | ||||||
Matrix Service Co.* | 3,239 | 61,023 | ||||||
REX American Resources Corp.*,1 | 1,100 | 59,807 | ||||||
Synergy Resources Corp.* | 7,834 | 56,561 | ||||||
Exterran Corp.* | 3,653 | 55,891 | ||||||
Era Group, Inc.* | 5,786 | 55,141 | ||||||
FutureFuel Corp. | 4,782 | 53,750 | ||||||
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | 7,015 | 52,683 | ||||||
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.1 | 2,886 | 42,857 | ||||||
Rex Energy Corp.*,1 | 40,086 | 40,487 | ||||||
Stone Energy Corp.*,1 | 30,261 | 29,659 | ||||||
Total Energy | 2,271,374 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 4.9% | ||||||||
Chemours Co. | 9,468 | 86,348 | ||||||
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.* | 3,664 | 83,209 | ||||||
Koppers Holdings, Inc.* | 3,253 | 81,747 | ||||||
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | 2,183 | 80,684 | ||||||
Clearwater Paper Corp.* | 1,320 | 78,856 | ||||||
Stillwater Mining Co.* | 6,325 | 77,165 | ||||||
US Silica Holdings, Inc. | 2,944 | 75,219 | ||||||
Century Aluminum Co.*,1 | 8,376 | 73,877 | ||||||
PH Glatfelter Co. | 3,176 | 72,826 | ||||||
Kaiser Aluminum Corp. | 762 | 72,260 | ||||||
AK Steel Holding Corp.* | 15,395 | 72,049 | ||||||
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. | 2,064 | 70,981 | ||||||
Stepan Co. | 1,157 | 70,913 | ||||||
Hawkins, Inc.1 | 1,802 | 70,512 | ||||||
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. | 6,874 | 70,459 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 2,367 | 68,619 | ||||||
Calgon Carbon Corp. | 4,182 | 68,543 | ||||||
HB Fuller Co. | 1,527 | 68,287 | ||||||
Innospec, Inc. | 1,401 | 67,752 | ||||||
Quaker Chemical Corp. | 750 | 66,795 | ||||||
Deltic Timber Corp. | 1,068 | 66,750 | ||||||
Neenah Paper, Inc. | 1,018 | 66,262 | ||||||
American Vanguard Corp.* | 3,858 | 63,850 | ||||||
Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | 49,785 | 63,725 | ||||||
Balchem Corp. | 1,022 | 62,710 | ||||||
A. Schulman, Inc. | 2,220 | 61,916 | ||||||
Aceto Corp.1 | 2,671 | 59,911 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 1,922,225 | |||||||
Utilities - 1.8% | ||||||||
California Water Service Group | 2,376 | 66,362 | ||||||
El Paso Electric Co. | 1,438 | 64,854 | ||||||
South Jersey Industries, Inc. | 2,297 | 64,108 | ||||||
Southwest Gas Corp. | 972 | 63,093 | ||||||
Avista Corp. | 1,570 | 62,910 | ||||||
American States Water Co. | 1,505 | 62,743 | ||||||
ALLETE, Inc. | 1,106 | 62,146 | ||||||
Northwest Natural Gas Co. | 1,203 | 62,003 | ||||||
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | 1,033 | 61,773 | ||||||
Spire, Inc. | 929 | 59,419 | ||||||
NorthWestern Corp. | 1,026 | 58,318 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 687,729 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $35,366,154) | 38,942,000 | |||||||
RIGHTS††† - 0.0% | ||||||||
Dyax Corp.4 | 339 | — | ||||||
Total Rights | ||||||||
(Cost $—) | — |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 37,323 | $ | 37,323 | |||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $37,323) | 37,323 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 13.7% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 5,332,110 | 5,332,110 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $5,332,110) | 5,332,110 | |||||||
Total Investments - 113.6% | ||||||||
(Cost $40,735,587) | $ | 44,311,433 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (13.6)% | (5,321,231 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 38,990,202 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
††† | Value determined based on Level 3 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
4 | This security was fair valued by the Valuation Committee at April 30, 2016. |
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 38,942,000 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 38,942,000 | ||||||||
Rights | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 5,332,110 | — | — | 5,332,110 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 37,323 | — | — | 37,323 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 44,311,433 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 44,311,433 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 37 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Retail - 39.5% | ||||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.* | 6,071 | $ | 1,264,468 | |||||
PVH Corp. | 12,372 | 1,182,762 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 15,004 | 1,140,604 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 11,981 | 1,134,121 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 110,984 | 1,132,037 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 8,424 | 1,127,889 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 8,902 | 1,126,014 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 13,914 | 1,106,998 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc.*,1 | 20,854 | 1,104,219 | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 27,284 | 1,098,727 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 11,346 | 1,088,876 | ||||||
TJX Companies, Inc. | 14,334 | 1,086,804 | ||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc.* | 13,522 | 1,077,839 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 15,062 | 1,074,674 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc.*,1 | 21,172 | 1,072,362 | ||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 6,824 | 1,065,226 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 18,669 | 1,060,026 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 18,789 | 1,056,505 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 9,730 | 1,056,289 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 13,217 | 1,050,752 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 3,975 | 1,044,153 | ||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 12,729 | 1,042,632 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.* | 1,357 | 1,038,417 | ||||||
Best Buy Company, Inc. | 31,714 | 1,017,385 | ||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 16,533 | 1,015,788 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.* | 21,351 | 1,008,194 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 16,014 | 996,872 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | 32,681 | 990,888 | ||||||
L Brands, Inc. | 12,535 | 981,365 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc.1 | 19,155 | 979,395 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp.1 | 22,047 | 976,682 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 24,398 | 965,917 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — Class A* | 2,131 | 897,087 | ||||||
The Gap, Inc.1 | 35,866 | 831,374 | ||||||
Total Retail | 35,893,341 | |||||||
Media - 14.7% | ||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 5,523 | 1,171,484 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 15,366 | 1,154,601 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 11,048 | 1,140,816 | ||||||
CBS Corp. — Class B | 20,370 | 1,138,886 | ||||||
Viacom, Inc. — Class B | 27,541 | 1,126,427 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. — Class A | 18,291 | 1,111,361 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. — Class A | 32,900 | 1,098,531 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. — Class A | 16,735 | 1,043,428 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 43,791 | 1,022,958 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class A | 70,940 | 881,075 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. — Class A | 28,251 | 854,875 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class C* | 24,704 | 661,573 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 14,317 | 390,997 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. — Class B | 10,405 | 313,399 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class B1 | 20,043 | 259,757 | ||||||
Total Media | 13,370,168 | |||||||
Apparel - 6.9% | ||||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 36,793 | 1,068,101 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B | 18,010 | 1,061,509 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 16,309 | 1,028,282 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. — Class A | 10,986 | 1,024,005 | ||||||
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.* | 18,497 | 955,555 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 13,124 | 576,669 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class C*,1 | 13,124 | 535,459 | ||||||
Total Apparel | 6,249,580 | |||||||
Internet - 6.1% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 1,900 | 1,253,221 | ||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | 16,987 | 1,097,190 | ||||||
Priceline Group, Inc.* | 815 | 1,095,083 | ||||||
Expedia, Inc. | 9,415 | 1,089,975 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 11,080 | 997,532 | ||||||
Total Internet | 5,533,001 | |||||||
Lodging - 4.9% | ||||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 15,366 | 1,258,168 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd.1 | 12,573 | 1,110,196 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A1 | 15,707 | 1,100,904 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 14,141 | 1,003,304 | ||||||
Total Lodging | 4,472,572 | |||||||
Auto Parts & Equipment - 4.8% | ||||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 28,886 | 1,195,881 | ||||||
Delphi Automotive plc | 15,397 | 1,133,681 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 30,108 | 1,081,479 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 32,761 | 949,086 | ||||||
Total Auto Parts & Equipment | 4,360,127 | |||||||
Leisure Time - 3.7% | ||||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 14,859 | 1,150,087 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 22,585 | 1,107,794 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 22,115 | 1,057,760 | ||||||
Total Leisure Time | 3,315,641 | |||||||
Home Furnishings - 3.6% | ||||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 23,306 | 1,148,753 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 6,570 | 1,144,100 | ||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 13,292 | 1,020,294 | ||||||
Total Home Furnishings | 3,313,147 | |||||||
Home Builders - 3.6% | ||||||||
DR Horton, Inc. | 36,606 | 1,100,376 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 58,809 | 1,081,498 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. — Class A | 23,412 | 1,060,798 | ||||||
Total Home Builders | 3,242,672 |
38 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Advertising - 2.5% | ||||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 50,850 | $ | 1,166,499 | |||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 13,706 | 1,137,187 | ||||||
Total Advertising | 2,303,686 | |||||||
Auto Manufacturers - 2.4% | ||||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 81,421 | 1,104,069 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 34,616 | 1,100,789 | ||||||
Total Auto Manufacturers | 2,204,858 | |||||||
Toys, Games & Hobbies - 2.4% | ||||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 13,876 | 1,174,464 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 32,751 | 1,018,229 | ||||||
Total Toys, Games & Hobbies | 2,192,693 | |||||||
Housewares - 1.3% | ||||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 26,289 | 1,197,201 | ||||||
Electronics - 1.3% | ||||||||
Garmin Ltd. | 27,243 | 1,161,369 | ||||||
Textiles - 1.2% | ||||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | 5,841 | 1,125,152 | ||||||
Commercial Services - 0.9% | ||||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 38,413 | 777,479 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $101,695,540) | 90,712,687 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 116,049 | 116,049 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $116,049) | 116,049 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 8.3% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 7,501,294 | 7,501,294 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $7,501,294) | 7,501,294 | |||||||
Total Investments - 108.2% | ||||||||
(Cost $109,312,883) | $ | 98,330,030 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (8.2)% | (7,484,842 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 90,845,188 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 90,712,687 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 90,712,687 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 7,501,294 | — | — | 7,501,294 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 116,049 | — | — | 116,049 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 98,330,030 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 98,330,030 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 39 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER STAPLES ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Food - 36.8% | ||||||||
Kellogg Co. | 259,884 | $ | 19,961,691 | |||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 447,533 | 19,942,070 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. | 255,081 | 19,914,174 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A | 463,391 | 19,907,277 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 428,216 | 19,727,911 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 321,468 | 19,718,847 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 211,705 | 19,711,853 | ||||||
McCormick & Company, Inc. | 208,302 | 19,534,562 | ||||||
JM Smucker Co. | 151,547 | 19,243,438 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A | 289,986 | 19,086,879 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 306,744 | 18,929,172 | ||||||
Kroger Co. | 507,993 | 17,977,872 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 450,411 | 17,363,344 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 594,098 | 17,276,370 | ||||||
Total Food | 268,295,460 | |||||||
Beverages - 22.2% | ||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A | 138,168 | 21,562,498 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.* | 146,626 | 21,146,401 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 389,845 | 20,459,066 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B | 212,288 | 20,301,101 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 193,751 | 19,948,603 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 215,611 | 19,601,196 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 434,271 | 19,455,341 | ||||||
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B | 200,523 | 19,314,375 | ||||||
Total Beverages | 161,788,581 | |||||||
Agriculture - 11.0% | ||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 536,309 | 21,420,181 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 203,428 | 19,960,355 | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 316,539 | 19,850,161 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 384,278 | 19,060,189 | ||||||
Total Agriculture | 80,290,886 | |||||||
Retail - 10.6% | ||||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 195,584 | 19,656,192 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 292,228 | 19,541,286 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 241,120 | 19,115,994 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 128,535 | 19,039,890 | ||||||
Total Retail | 77,353,362 | |||||||
Cosmetics & Personal Care - 8.2% | ||||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 287,099 | 20,361,061 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A | 210,808 | 20,210,163 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 240,102 | 19,236,972 | ||||||
Total Cosmetics & Personal Care | 59,808,196 | |||||||
Household Products & Housewares - 7.9% | ||||||||
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 215,747 | 19,999,747 | ||||||
Clorox Co. | 155,233 | 19,439,829 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 147,417 | 18,455,134 | ||||||
Total Household Products & Housewares | 57,894,710 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 3.1% | ||||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. — Class A | 260,365 | 22,690,810 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $710,853,883) | 728,122,005 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%1 | 827,737 | 827,737 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $827,737) | 827,737 | |||||||
Total Investments - 99.9% | ||||||||
(Cost $711,681,620) | $ | 728,949,742 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.1% | 708,033 | |||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 729,657,775 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 728,122,005 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 728,122,005 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 827,737 | — | — | 827,737 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 728,949,742 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 728,949,742 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
40 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ENERGY ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Oil & Gas - 74.5% | ||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.*,1 | 606,987 | $ | 8,151,835 | |||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 204,802 | 7,319,624 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.*,1 | 1,033,167 | 7,097,857 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp.1 | 156,088 | 6,885,042 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 195,960 | 6,795,893 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 435,115 | 6,130,770 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 35,433 | 5,885,421 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 119,839 | 5,727,106 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 94,729 | 5,647,743 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 51,400 | 5,596,432 | ||||||
Equities Corp. | 79,331 | 5,561,103 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 104,899 | 5,534,471 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.* | 152,509 | 5,528,451 | ||||||
Concho Resources, Inc.* | 47,578 | 5,527,136 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 99,160 | 5,394,304 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 64,588 | 5,336,261 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 69,417 | 5,320,813 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 51,341 | 5,246,023 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 144,778 | 5,227,934 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 59,079 | 5,222,584 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. — Class A | 221,123 | 5,174,278 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.1 | 213,069 | 5,169,054 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 76,602 | 5,064,924 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 128,735 | 5,030,964 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd.1 | 431,633 | 4,782,494 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 56,183 | 4,613,186 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 74,283 | 4,373,040 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 54,646 | 4,354,740 | ||||||
Total Oil & Gas | 157,699,483 | |||||||
Pipelines - 12.8% | ||||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 171,525 | 6,200,629 | ||||||
Williams Companies, Inc. | 303,302 | 5,881,026 | ||||||
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 211,494 | 5,418,476 | ||||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 160,101 | 5,006,358 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 260,788 | 4,631,595 | ||||||
Total Pipelines | 27,138,084 | |||||||
Oil & Gas Services - 12.5% | ||||||||
Halliburton Co. | 134,435 | 5,553,510 | ||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.* | 176,320 | 5,375,997 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.1 | 145,429 | 5,241,261 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 64,744 | 5,201,533 | ||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 106,045 | 5,128,336 | ||||||
Total Oil & Gas Services | 26,500,637 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $219,258,629) | 211,338,204 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 173,030 | 173,030 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $173,030) | 173,030 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 15.3% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 32,416,693 | 32,416,693 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $32,416,693) | 32,416,693 | |||||||
Total Investments - 115.2% | ||||||||
(Cost $251,848,352) | $ | 243,927,927 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (15.2)% | (32,254,615 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 211,673,312 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 211,338,204 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 211,338,204 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 32,416,693 | — | — | 32,416,693 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 173,030 | — | — | 173,030 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 243,927,927 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 243,927,927 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 41 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT FINANCIALS ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
REITs - 28.2% | ||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 48,864 | $ | 1,785,002 | |||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 54,088 | 1,737,306 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 16,371 | 1,720,264 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 36,559 | 1,660,144 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. — Class A | 15,777 | 1,654,692 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 12,660 | 1,631,368 | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 23,342 | 1,620,402 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 16,886 | 1,616,497 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 25,986 | 1,614,250 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 4,885 | 1,613,760 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 47,549 | 1,608,583 | ||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A | 39,557 | 1,584,654 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 18,109 | 1,573,310 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 55,919 | 1,572,442 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 7,716 | 1,552,228 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 10,200 | 1,551,216 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 26,051 | 1,542,219 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 6,921 | 1,525,734 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 17,839 | 1,515,423 | ||||||
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 53,714 | 1,505,603 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 8,479 | 1,499,002 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 42,652 | 1,489,408 | ||||||
Public Storage | 6,048 | 1,480,611 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 93,410 | 1,477,746 | ||||||
Macerich Co. | 19,403 | 1,476,180 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 21,308 | 1,450,436 | ||||||
Total REITs | 41,058,480 | |||||||
Banks - 25.1% | ||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 41,303 | 1,833,854 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 188,522 | 1,768,336 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 41,995 | 1,752,871 | ||||||
Zions Bancorporation | 62,311 | 1,714,799 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 138,451 | 1,701,563 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 23,640 | 1,680,331 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 36,134 | 1,672,281 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 26,806 | 1,670,014 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 10,091 | 1,656,034 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 41,150 | 1,655,876 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 26,178 | 1,654,450 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 13,954 | 1,651,037 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 112,648 | 1,640,155 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 38,394 | 1,639,040 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 89,277 | 1,634,662 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 70,900 | 1,620,065 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 59,747 | 1,616,754 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 45,092 | 1,595,355 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 158,189 | 1,591,381 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 21,870 | 1,583,169 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 17,979 | 1,578,197 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 31,025 | 1,550,630 | ||||||
Total Banks | 36,460,854 | |||||||
Insurance - 23.2% | ||||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 24,946 | 1,720,525 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 20,018 | 1,692,923 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 38,777 | 1,684,861 | ||||||
Unum Group | 49,035 | 1,677,487 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 26,445 | 1,670,002 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 38,489 | 1,642,711 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 28,337 | 1,640,429 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 21,120 | 1,639,757 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 29,371 | 1,639,489 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 41,183 | 1,634,141 | ||||||
Aon plc | 15,460 | 1,625,155 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson plc | 12,878 | 1,608,462 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | 11,044 | 1,606,681 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 35,105 | 1,583,236 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 23,572 | 1,555,988 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. | 23,709 | 1,542,270 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 34,744 | 1,541,939 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 12,952 | 1,526,523 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. | 46,775 | 1,524,865 | ||||||
Travelers Companies, Inc. | 13,669 | 1,502,223 | ||||||
XL Group plc — Class A | 43,391 | 1,420,187 | ||||||
Total Insurance | 33,679,854 | |||||||
Diversified Financial Services - 17.7% | ||||||||
Discover Financial Services | 31,586 | 1,777,344 | ||||||
Navient Corp. | 129,776 | 1,774,037 | ||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* | 10,109 | 1,721,764 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 26,125 | 1,709,359 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial* | 53,901 | 1,647,754 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. — Class A | 4,573 | 1,629,497 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 21,388 | 1,610,303 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 16,775 | 1,608,723 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 51,780 | 1,605,698 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 6,582 | 1,579,878 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 55,085 | 1,564,965 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.* | 61,134 | 1,539,354 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 40,495 | 1,512,083 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. — Class A | 16,422 | 1,509,346 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 46,747 | 1,501,046 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. | 23,544 | 1,452,900 | ||||||
Total Diversified Financial Services | 25,744,051 | |||||||
Commercial Services - 2.3% | ||||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 16,329 | 1,744,754 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 16,438 | 1,573,445 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services | 3,318,199 |
42 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT FINANCIALS ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Holding Companies-Diversified - 1.2% | ||||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 101,796 | $ | 1,697,957 | |||||
Real Estate - 1.1% | ||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A* | 56,040 | 1,660,465 | ||||||
Savings & Loans - 1.0% | ||||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc. | 97,454 | 1,510,537 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $153,741,699) | 145,130,397 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%1 | 175,414 | 175,414 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $175,414) | 175,414 | |||||||
Total Investments - 99.9% | ||||||||
(Cost $153,917,113) | $ | 145,305,811 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.1% | 66,256 | |||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 145,372,067 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 145,130,397 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 145,130,397 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 175,414 | — | — | 175,414 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 145,305,811 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 145,305,811 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 43 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT HEALTH CARE ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Healthcare-Products - 31.6% | ||||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 160,607 | $ | 12,238,253 | |||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 501,216 | 10,986,655 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 103,239 | 10,965,014 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 319,974 | 10,747,927 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 86,489 | 10,012,832 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 223,492 | 9,882,816 | ||||||
CR Bard, Inc. | 46,375 | 9,839,384 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 15,584 | 9,761,194 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 60,398 | 9,739,781 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 86,158 | 9,392,084 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 64,518 | 9,306,722 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | 114,141 | 9,265,966 | ||||||
Medtronic plc | 116,959 | 9,257,305 | ||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.* | 53,296 | 8,991,035 | ||||||
Patterson Companies, Inc. | 204,032 | 8,844,787 | ||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 224,098 | 8,717,412 | ||||||
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | 142,494 | 8,492,642 | ||||||
Total Healthcare-Products | 166,441,809 | |||||||
Pharmaceuticals - 28.0% | ||||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 216,069 | 10,161,726 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 139,269 | 10,052,437 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 296,619 | 9,702,407 | ||||||
Baxalta, Inc. | 229,617 | 9,632,433 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 156,712 | 9,559,432 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.* | 128,725 | 9,490,894 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 83,992 | 9,413,823 | ||||||
Merck & Company, Inc. | 170,052 | 9,325,652 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 121,189 | 9,153,405 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 54,368 | 9,124,038 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. — Class A | 101,023 | 8,597,057 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 107,854 | 8,462,225 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt plc* | 131,172 | 8,200,873 | ||||||
Mylan N.V.* | 186,151 | 7,764,358 | ||||||
Allergan plc* | 30,258 | 6,552,672 | ||||||
Perrigo Company plc | 66,518 | 6,430,295 | ||||||
Endo International plc* | 213,368 | 5,760,936 | ||||||
Total Pharmaceuticals | 147,384,663 | |||||||
Healthcare-Services - 19.4% | ||||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | 78,197 | 10,453,375 | ||||||
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings* | 78,333 | 9,816,692 | ||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.* | 120,705 | 9,731,237 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 127,925 | 9,616,122 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 72,317 | 9,522,704 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.* | 127,331 | 9,409,761 | ||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 79,727 | 8,950,950 | ||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 63,220 | 8,899,479 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 62,556 | 8,666,508 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 48,402 | 8,570,542 | ||||||
Centene Corp.* | 133,023 | 8,242,105 | ||||||
Total Healthcare-Services | 101,879,475 | |||||||
Biotechnology - 13.8% | ||||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 62,578 | 9,906,097 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* | 34,831 | 9,578,177 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.* | 88,823 | 9,185,186 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 64,957 | 9,047,211 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 23,988 | 9,036,519 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 100,910 | 8,901,271 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 104,878 | 8,845,411 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc.* | 57,046 | 7,700,640 | ||||||
Total Biotechnology | 72,200,512 | |||||||
Electronics - 5.3% | ||||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 230,612 | 9,436,643 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 185,730 | 9,364,507 | ||||||
Waters Corp.* | 70,046 | 9,117,187 | ||||||
Total Electronics | 27,918,337 | |||||||
Software - 1.8% | ||||||||
Cerner Corp.* | 167,505 | 9,403,731 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $546,793,752) | 525,228,527 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%1 | 735,197 | 735,197 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $735,197) | 735,197 | |||||||
Total Investments - 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $547,528,949) | $ | 525,963,724 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.0% | 55,469 | |||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 526,019,193 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
44 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT HEALTH CARE ETF |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 525,228,527 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 525,228,527 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 735,197 | — | — | 735,197 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 525,963,724 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 525,963,724 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 45 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 100.0% | ||||||||
Transportation - 15.8% | ||||||||
FedEx Corp. | 10,839 | $ | 1,789,627 | |||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 19,806 | 1,784,718 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 25,485 | 1,756,426 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 18,338 | 1,737,526 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 19,261 | 1,680,137 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 59,959 | 1,635,082 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 15,523 | 1,631,002 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 32,561 | 1,615,351 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 19,001 | 1,574,803 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 21,546 | 1,529,120 | ||||||
Total Transportation | 16,733,792 | |||||||
Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 14.3% | ||||||||
Pentair plc | 31,049 | 1,803,325 | ||||||
Textron, Inc. | 46,163 | 1,785,584 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 26,615 | 1,744,347 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 14,439 | 1,675,213 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 15,937 | 1,665,735 | ||||||
Eaton Corporation plc | 26,028 | 1,646,792 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 24,928 | 1,637,770 | ||||||
3M Co. | 9,668 | 1,618,230 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 51,582 | 1,586,147 | ||||||
Total Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 15,163,143 | |||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 12.5% | ||||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 13,144 | 1,728,830 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 8,242 | 1,699,996 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 12,553 | 1,692,144 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 16,173 | 1,687,976 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 7,206 | 1,674,530 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 11,545 | 1,622,303 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 12,757 | 1,611,847 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 17,437 | 1,537,769 | ||||||
Total Aerospace & Defense | 13,255,395 | |||||||
Commercial Services - 12.2% | ||||||||
United Rentals, Inc.* | 26,231 | 1,755,641 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 14,426 | 1,734,727 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.* | 69,367 | 1,645,384 | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings plc | 30,883 | 1,610,240 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A* | 20,512 | 1,591,321 | ||||||
ADT Corp. | 37,798 | 1,586,760 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 17,567 | 1,577,165 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 36,715 | 1,406,552 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services | 12,907,790 | |||||||
Machinery-Diversified - 9.4% | ||||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 15,046 | 1,760,833 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 40,697 | 1,700,321 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 34,641 | 1,690,827 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 14,680 | 1,665,740 | ||||||
Deere & Co.1 | 18,863 | 1,586,567 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 9,001 | 1,584,986 | ||||||
Total Machinery-Diversified | 9,989,274 | |||||||
Airlines - 5.2% | ||||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 36,114 | 1,611,045 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 32,818 | 1,367,526 | ||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 36,850 | 1,278,327 | ||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | 26,807 | 1,228,029 | ||||||
Total Airlines | 5,484,927 | |||||||
Electronics - 4.6% | ||||||||
Tyco International plc | 43,136 | 1,661,599 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 14,351 | 1,639,889 | ||||||
Allegion plc | 24,547 | 1,606,601 | ||||||
Total Electronics | 4,908,089 | |||||||
Environmental Control - 4.2% | ||||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 26,798 | 1,575,454 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A | 33,086 | 1,557,358 | ||||||
Stericycle, Inc.* | 13,487 | 1,288,818 | ||||||
Total Environmental Control | 4,421,630 | |||||||
Hand & Machine Tools - 3.2% | ||||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 15,647 | 1,751,212 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 10,243 | 1,631,505 | ||||||
Total Hand & Machine Tools | 3,382,717 | |||||||
Engineering & Construction - 3.1% | ||||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.* | 37,481 | 1,670,903 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 30,430 | 1,663,304 | ||||||
Total Engineering & Construction | 3,334,207 | |||||||
Distribution & Wholesale - 3.1% | ||||||||
WW Grainger, Inc. | 7,201 | 1,688,778 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 33,397 | 1,562,646 | ||||||
Total Distribution & Wholesale | 3,251,424 | |||||||
Electrical Components & Equipment - 3.0% | ||||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 30,525 | 1,667,581 | ||||||
AMETEK, Inc.1 | 32,556 | 1,565,618 | ||||||
Total Electrical Components & Equipment | 3,233,199 | |||||||
Auto Manufacturers - 1.6% | ||||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 29,679 | 1,748,390 | ||||||
Software - 1.6% | ||||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 15,647 | 1,727,585 | ||||||
Healthcare-Products - 1.6% | ||||||||
Danaher Corp. | 17,272 | 1,671,066 | ||||||
Machinery-Construction & Mining - 1.6% | ||||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 21,497 | 1,670,747 |
46 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Building Materials - 1.5% | ||||||||
Masco Corp. | 53,069 | $ | 1,629,749 | |||||
Office & Business Equipment - 1.5% | ||||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 76,562 | 1,605,505 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $107,474,663) | 106,118,629 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.0% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 46,913 | 46,913 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $46,913) | 46,913 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 1.0% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 1,050,774 | 1,050,774 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $1,050,774) | 1,050,774 | |||||||
Total Investments - 101.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $108,572,350) | $ | 107,216,316 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (1.0)% | (1,012,647 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 106,203,669 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 106,118,629 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 106,118,629 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 1,050,774 | — | — | 1,050,774 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 46,913 | — | — | 46,913 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 107,216,316 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 107,216,316 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 47 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT MATERIALS ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Chemicals - 52.9% | ||||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 25,266 | $ | 3,018,529 | |||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 26,128 | 3,004,197 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 69,216 | 2,994,285 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 38,917 | 2,972,480 | ||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 20,363 | 2,970,759 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 25,012 | 2,937,910 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 26,462 | 2,921,140 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. | 54,900 | 2,888,289 | ||||||
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 43,536 | 2,869,458 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 30,554 | 2,862,299 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 9,758 | 2,803,571 | ||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 19,630 | 2,796,097 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. | 96,829 | 2,710,244 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A | 31,767 | 2,626,178 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 77,974 | 2,578,600 | ||||||
Total Chemicals | 42,954,036 | |||||||
Packaging & Containers - 15.2% | ||||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | 188,409 | 3,478,029 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 75,189 | 3,146,660 | ||||||
Ball Corp.1 | 40,265 | 2,874,116 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 59,203 | 2,803,854 | ||||||
Total Packaging & Containers | 12,302,659 | |||||||
Mining - 13.5% | ||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.1 | 290,998 | 4,073,972 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 104,159 | 3,642,440 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 291,913 | 3,260,668 | ||||||
Total Mining | 10,977,080 | |||||||
Building Materials - 7.2% | ||||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 17,747 | 3,003,325 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 26,687 | 2,872,322 | ||||||
Total Building Materials | 5,875,647 | |||||||
Iron & Steel - 3.8% | ||||||||
Nucor Corp. | 61,239 | 3,048,477 | ||||||
Forest Products & Paper - 3.7% | ||||||||
International Paper Co. | 69,647 | 3,013,626 | ||||||
Household Products & Housewares - 3.6% | ||||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 39,784 | 2,888,716 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $83,815,804) | 81,060,241 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 81,362 | 81,362 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $81,362) | 81,362 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 3.4% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 2,772,457 | 2,772,457 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $2,772,457) | 2,772,457 | |||||||
Total Investments - 103.4% | ||||||||
(Cost $86,669,623) | $ | 83,914,060 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (3.4)% | (2,767,161 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 81,146,899 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 81,060,241 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 81,060,241 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 2,772,457 | — | — | 2,772,457 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 81,362 | — | — | 81,362 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 83,914,060 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 83,914,060 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT REAL ESTATE ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.6% | ||||||||
REITs - 95.8% | ||||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc. | 2,955 | $ | 107,946 | |||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 3,278 | 105,290 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 993 | 104,345 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 2,218 | 100,719 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. — Class A | 958 | 100,475 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 770 | 99,222 | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 1,417 | 98,368 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 1,025 | 98,123 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 1,575 | 97,839 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 296 | 97,784 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 2,885 | 97,600 | ||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A | 2,400 | 96,144 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 1,103 | 95,829 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 3,390 | 95,327 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 468 | 94,148 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 618 | 93,985 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 1,582 | 93,654 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 419 | 92,369 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 1,083 | 92,001 | ||||||
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 3,244 | 90,929 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 514 | 90,870 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 2,586 | 90,303 | ||||||
Public Storage | 367 | 89,845 | ||||||
Macerich Co. | 1,175 | 89,394 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 5,628 | 89,035 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 1,292 | 87,946 | ||||||
Total REITs | 2,489,490 | |||||||
Real Estate - 3.8% | ||||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A* | 3,381 | 100,179 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $2,639,455) | 2,589,669 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.4% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%1 | 9,654 | 9,654 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $9,654) | 9,654 | |||||||
Total Investments - 100.0% | ||||||||
(Cost $2,649,109) | $ | 2,599,323 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.0% | 218 | |||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 2,599,541 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
REIT — Real Estate Investment Trust | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 2,589,669 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,589,669 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 9,654 | — | — | 9,654 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,599,323 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 2,599,323 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 49 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT TECHNOLOGY ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Software - 22.6% | ||||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | 115,729 | $ | 10,903,986 | |||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 315,766 | 10,884,454 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.* | 130,156 | 10,651,967 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 138,950 | 10,532,410 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.* | 175,816 | 10,517,313 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 158,463 | 10,426,866 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 255,530 | 10,185,425 | ||||||
Red Hat, Inc.* | 138,621 | 10,170,623 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 99,570 | 10,045,617 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 101,417 | 9,910,469 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 187,969 | 9,796,944 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 325,898 | 9,666,135 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | 154,382 | 9,548,527 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 187,546 | 9,352,919 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 177,508 | 9,051,133 | ||||||
Total Software | 151,644,788 | |||||||
Semiconductors - 21.9% | ||||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 308,908 | 10,975,500 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 496,782 | 10,169,127 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 177,543 | 10,127,053 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 143,787 | 10,056,463 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 177,921 | 10,020,511 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 225,029 | 10,009,290 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp.1 | 130,669 | 9,983,112 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc.1 | 204,749 | 9,948,754 | ||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 66,880 | 9,747,760 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 190,596 | 9,628,910 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 313,382 | 9,489,207 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.* | 873,839 | 9,393,769 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc.* | 204,625 | 9,214,264 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 213,035 | 9,177,548 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 136,770 | 9,138,971 | ||||||
Total Semiconductors | 147,080,239 | |||||||
Computers - 18.3% | ||||||||
Accenture plc — Class A | 94,181 | 10,634,920 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 850,688 | 10,437,942 | ||||||
CSRA, Inc. | 397,963 | 10,331,119 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 69,910 | 10,202,665 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A* | 174,706 | 10,197,589 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 609,491 | 10,154,120 | ||||||
EMC Corp. | 379,306 | 9,903,681 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp. | 129,763 | 9,749,094 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.* | 372,354 | 9,420,556 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 97,326 | 9,123,339 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 367,811 | 8,695,052 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 199,539 | 8,154,161 | ||||||
Seagate Technology plc1 | 275,172 | 5,990,494 | ||||||
Total Computers | 122,994,732 | |||||||
Internet - 10.5% | ||||||||
Yahoo!, Inc.* | 294,382 | 10,774,381 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc. — Class A* | 90,966 | 10,695,782 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.* | 98,874 | 10,357,052 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.* | 414,361 | 10,122,839 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.*,1 | 112,768 | 9,743,155 | ||||||
Symantec Corp. | 541,218 | 9,008,574 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A* | 6,693 | 4,737,841 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C* | 6,828 | 4,731,872 | ||||||
Total Internet | 70,171,496 | |||||||
Commercial Services - 7.8% | ||||||||
Total System Services, Inc. | 222,212 | 11,363,922 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 520,829 | 10,416,580 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 144,091 | 10,400,488 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 114,047 | 10,086,317 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 252,036 | 9,874,770 | ||||||
Total Commercial Services | 52,142,077 | |||||||
Electronics - 5.8% | ||||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 166,659 | 9,912,876 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A | 177,194 | 9,892,741 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 511,722 | 9,553,850 | ||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 310,351 | 9,375,704 | ||||||
Total Electronics | 38,735,171 | |||||||
Diversified Financial Services - 4.6% | ||||||||
MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 112,360 | 10,897,797 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. — Class A | 138,950 | 10,732,498 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | 47,033 | 9,562,279 | ||||||
Total Diversified Financial Services | 31,192,574 | |||||||
Telecommunications - 4.4% | ||||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 139,786 | 10,510,509 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 357,250 | 9,820,803 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 379,739 | 8,885,893 | ||||||
Total Telecommunications | 29,217,205 | |||||||
Aerospace & Defense - 1.5% | ||||||||
Harris Corp. | 123,761 | 9,902,118 | ||||||
Office & Business Equipment - 1.3% | ||||||||
Xerox Corp. | 923,286 | 8,863,546 | ||||||
Energy-Alternate Sources - 1.2% | ||||||||
First Solar, Inc.* | 141,538 | 7,903,482 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $704,453,230) | 669,847,428 |
50 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT TECHNOLOGY ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 785,416 | $ | 785,416 | |||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $785,416) | 785,416 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 3.7% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 24,936,384 | 24,936,384 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $24,936,384) | 24,936,384 | |||||||
Total Investments - 103.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $730,175,030) | $ | 695,569,228 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (3.7)% | (24,883,125 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 670,686,103 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 669,847,428 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 669,847,428 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 24,936,384 | — | — | 24,936,384 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 785,416 | — | — | 785,416 | �� | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 695,569,228 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 695,569,228 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 51 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT UTILITIES ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Electric - 70.3% | ||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | 508,572 | $ | 7,679,437 | |||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 157,631 | 7,271,519 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 191,129 | 7,194,096 | ||||||
AES Corp. | 640,491 | 7,147,880 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 104,033 | 7,146,027 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 98,165 | 7,131,687 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 95,370 | 7,114,602 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 121,905 | 7,094,871 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 60,330 | 7,093,601 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 89,862 | 7,079,328 | ||||||
TECO Energy, Inc. | 254,745 | 7,074,269 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 201,201 | 7,060,143 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 79,182 | 7,059,867 | ||||||
Southern Co. | 140,343 | 7,031,184 | ||||||
Edison International | 99,259 | 7,018,604 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 120,164 | 6,994,746 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 123,567 | 6,974,121 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 144,911 | 6,955,728 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 170,473 | 6,934,842 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 173,047 | 6,927,071 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 92,039 | 6,919,492 | ||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 96,755 | 6,915,080 | ||||||
American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 108,791 | 6,908,229 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 195,734 | 6,378,971 | ||||||
Total Electric | 169,105,395 | |||||||
Telecommunications - 14.5% | ||||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.1 | 1,298,840 | 7,221,550 | ||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 182,160 | 7,071,451 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc.* | 134,402 | 7,023,849 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc.1 | 219,255 | 6,785,942 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 133,023 |
| 6,776,192 | |||||
Total Telecommunications | 34,878,984 | |||||||
Gas - 11.9% | ||||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 344,563 | 7,390,876 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 70,252 | 7,260,544 | ||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 108,000 | 7,112,880 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 307,290 | 6,978,556 | ||||||
Total Gas | 28,742,856 | |||||||
Water - 3.1% | ||||||||
American Water Works Company, Inc. | 102,591 | 7,464,521 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $233,679,743) | 240,191,756 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 221,972 | 221,972 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $221,972) | 221,972 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 5.4% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 13,097,670 | 13,097,670 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $13,097,670) | 13,097,670 | |||||||
Total Investments - 105.3% | ||||||||
(Cost $246,999,385) | $ | 253,511,398 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (5.3)% | (12,755,407 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 240,755,991 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 240,191,756 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 240,191,756 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 13,097,670 | — | — | 13,097,670 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 221,972 | — | — | 221,972 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 253,511,398 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 253,511,398 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
52 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $329,256, $8,682,970, $5,174,023 and $7,336,201 of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 11,713,578 | $ | 93,572,184 | $ | 44,311,433 | $ | 98,330,030 | ||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments sold | — | — | 61,888 | — | ||||||||||||
Securities lending | 725 | 4,068 | 7,296 | 3,207 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest | 41,475 | 40,637 | 16,230 | 43,639 | ||||||||||||
Tax reclaims | 7,601 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 11,763,379 | 93,616,889 | 44,396,847 | 98,376,876 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Return of securities loaned | 342,527 | 8,900,951 | 5,332,110 | 7,501,294 | ||||||||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments purchased | — | — | 62,014 | — | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 6,037 | 27,648 | 12,521 | 30,394 | ||||||||||||
Foreign tax withheld | 192 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 348,756 | 8,928,599 | 5,406,645 | 7,531,688 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 11,414,623 | $ | 84,688,290 | $ | 38,990,202 | $ | 90,845,188 | ||||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 16,639,313 | $ | 84,079,846 | $ | 46,152,889 | $ | 111,996,877 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 88,310 | (32,356 | ) | (2,352 | ) | 18,210 | ||||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | (4,164,054 | ) | (5,175,527 | ) | (10,736,181 | ) | (10,187,046 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (1,148,946 | ) | 5,816,327 | 3,575,846 | (10,982,853 | ) | ||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 11,414,623 | $ | 84,688,290 | $ | 38,990,202 | $ | 90,845,188 | ||||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 400,000 | 1,700,000 | 950,000 | 1,050,000 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 28.54 | $ | 49.82 | $ | 41.04 | $ | 86.52 | ||||||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 12,863,031 | $ | 87,755,857 | $ | 40,735,587 | $ | 109,312,883 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 53 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | ||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $—, $31,235,838 and $— of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 728,949,742 | $ | 243,927,927 | $ | 145,305,811 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Securities lending | 17 | 34,836 | 180 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 952,430 | 191,061 | 113,070 | |||||||||
Total assets | 729,902,189 | 244,153,824 | 145,419,061 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Return of securities loaned | — | 32,416,693 | — | |||||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||||||
Due to custodian | 8,449 | — | — | |||||||||
Management fees | 235,965 | 63,819 | 46,994 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 244,414 | 32,480,512 | 46,994 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 729,657,775 | $ | 211,673,312 | $ | 145,372,067 | ||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 672,442,641 | $ | 276,128,161 | $ | 165,362,332 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 1,166,895 | 32,578 | (706,874 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | 38,780,117 | (56,567,002 | ) | (10,672,089 | ) | |||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 17,268,122 | (7,920,425 | ) | (8,611,302 | ) | |||||||
Net assets | $ | 729,657,775 | $ | 211,673,312 | $ | 145,372,067 | ||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 6,050,000 | 3,800,005 | 3,400,000 | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 120.60 | $ | 55.70 | $ | 42.76 | ||||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 711,681,620 | $ | 251,848,352 | $ | 153,917,113 |
54 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | |||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $—, $1,025,104, $2,699,936 and $— of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 525,963,724 | $ | 107,216,316 | $ | 83,914,060 | $ | 2,599,323 | ||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
Securities lending | 5 | 791 | 732 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest | 239,779 | 68,964 | 27,888 | 1,078 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 526,203,508 | 107,286,071 | 83,942,680 | 2,600,402 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Return of securities loaned | — | 1,050,774 | 2,772,457 | — | ||||||||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||||||||||
Due to custodian | 14,533 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 169,782 | 31,628 | 23,324 | 861 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 184,315 | 1,082,402 | 2,795,781 | 861 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 526,019,193 | $ | 106,203,669 | $ | 81,146,899 | $ | 2,599,541 | ||||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 553,233,334 | $ | 110,973,281 | $ | 88,701,673 | $ | 2,578,591 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (61,894 | ) | (28,204 | ) | 45,463 | (15,871 | ) | |||||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | (5,587,022 | ) | (3,385,374 | ) | (4,844,674 | ) | 86,607 | |||||||||
Net unrealized depreciation on investments | (21,565,225 | ) | (1,356,034 | ) | (2,755,563 | ) | (49,786 | ) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 526,019,193 | $ | 106,203,669 | $ | 81,146,899 | $ | 2,599,541 | ||||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 3,550,000 | 1,200,000 | 950,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 148.17 | $ | 88.50 | $ | 85.42 | $ | 26.00 | ||||||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 547,528,949 | $ | 108,572,350 | $ | 86,669,623 | $ | 2,649,109 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 55 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | |||||||
Assets: | ||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $24,366,279 and $12,735,886 of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 695,569,228 | $ | 253,511,398 | ||||
Cash | — | 7,595 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||
Fund shares sold | — | 29,263 | ||||||
Securities lending | 5,099 | 815 | ||||||
Dividends and interest | 270,361 | 377,444 | ||||||
Total assets | 695,844,688 | 253,926,515 | ||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||
Return of securities loaned | 24,936,384 | 13,097,670 | ||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||
Management fees | 222,201 | 72,854 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 25,158,585 | 13,170,524 | ||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | ||||||
Net assets | $ | 670,686,103 | $ | 240,755,991 | ||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 695,607,089 | $ | 238,009,674 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income | 305,134 | 207,589 | ||||||
Accumulated net realized gain (loss) on investments | 9,379,682 | (3,973,285 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (34,605,802 | ) | 6,512,013 | |||||
Net assets | $ | 670,686,103 | $ | 240,755,991 | ||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 7,450,000 | 2,950,000 | ||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 90.02 | $ | 81.61 | ||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 730,175,030 | $ | 246,999,385 |
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | |||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | $ | 137,671 | $ | 992,155 | $ | 284,565 | $ | 1,234,616 | ||||||||
Income from securities lending | 798 | 4,626 | 7,865 | 3,329 | ||||||||||||
Interest | 3 | 74 | 26 | 83 | ||||||||||||
Total investment income | 138,472 | 996,855 | 292,456 | 1,238,028 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 36,130 | 211,609 | 78,828 | 250,669 | ||||||||||||
Trustee fees | 136 | 3,048 | 2,714 | — | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 36,266 | 214,657 | 81,542 | 250,669 | ||||||||||||
Less: | ||||||||||||||||
Expenses waived by Adviser | (2,298 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Net expenses | 33,968 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 104,504 | 782,198 | 210,914 | 987,359 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (426,085 | ) | (12,684,413 | ) | (8,034,264 | ) | (5,210,144 | ) | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions | — | 9,763,785 | 2,545,982 | (1,437,752 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | (839 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
Net realized loss | (426,924 | ) | (2,920,628 | ) | (5,488,282 | ) | (6,647,896 | ) | ||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | 723,177 | 288,004 | 4,325,804 | (6,028,449 | ) | |||||||||||
Foreign currency transactions | 544 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) | 723,721 | 288,004 | 4,325,804 | (6,028,449 | ) | |||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 296,797 | (2,632,624 | ) | (1,162,478 | ) | (12,676,345 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 401,301 | $ | (1,850,426 | ) | $ | (951,564 | ) | $ | (11,688,986 | ) | |||||
* Foreign taxes withheld | $ | 17,230 | $ | 871 | $ | 416 | $ | — |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 57 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)(continued) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | ||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 6,483,951 | $ | 1,980,744 | $ | 2,239,146 | ||||||
Income from securities lending | 17 | 41,790 | 180 | |||||||||
Interest | 783 | 111 | 160 | |||||||||
Total investment income | 6,484,751 | 2,022,645 | 2,239,486 | |||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 1,127,308 | 329,887 | 341,395 | |||||||||
Total expenses | 1,127,308 | 329,887 | 341,395 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 5,357,443 | 1,692,758 | 1,898,091 | |||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (1,201,314 | ) | (32,705,050 | ) | (3,360,295 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions | 42,882,664 | 1,051,908 | (1,222,949 | ) | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 41,681,350 | (31,653,142 | ) | (4,583,244 | ) | |||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (4,489,635 | ) | 42,419,489 | (3,900,989 | ) | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | 37,191,715 | 10,766,347 | (8,484,233 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 42,549,158 | $ | 12,459,105 | $ | (6,586,142 | ) |
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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)(continued) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | |||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 2,559,509 | $ | 888,427 | $ | 534,812 | $ | 41,512 | ||||||||
Income from securities lending | 5 | 881 | 732 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Interest | 189 | 38 | 35 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Total investment income | 2,559,703 | 889,346 | 535,579 | 41,518 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 1,036,415 | 172,239 | 109,882 | 5,037 | ||||||||||||
Trustee fees | — | — | — | 36 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 1,036,415 | 172,239 | 109,882 | 5,073 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 1,523,288 | 717,107 | 425,697 | 36,445 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (10,102,099 | ) | (500,859 | ) | (1,789,491 | ) | (19,211 | ) | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions | 5,050,225 | 185,855 | 600,100 | 105,818 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | (5,051,874 | ) | (315,004 | ) | (1,189,391 | ) | 86,607 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (4,155,991 | ) | 2,290,754 | 6,128,457 | (75,499 | ) | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (9,207,865 | ) | 1,975,750 | 4,939,066 | 11,108 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (7,684,577 | ) | $ | 2,692,857 | $ | 5,364,763 | $ | 47,553 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 59 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)(concluded) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | |||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||
Dividends | $ | 9,676,178 | $ | 2,991,843 | ||||
Income from securities lending | 5,098 | 815 | ||||||
Interest | 1,024 | 225 | ||||||
Total investment income | 9,682,300 | 2,992,883 | ||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||
Management fees | 1,460,244 | 313,858 | ||||||
Total expenses | 1,460,244 | 313,858 | ||||||
Net investment income | 8,222,056 | 2,679,025 | ||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (8,200,922 | ) | (2,272,819 | ) | ||||
In-kind redemptions | 29,391,655 | 422,902 | ||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 21,190,733 | (1,849,917 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||
Investments | (65,007,747 | ) | 18,013,834 | |||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (43,817,014 | ) | 16,163,917 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (35,594,958 | ) | $ | 18,842,942 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | ||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 104,504 | $ | 284,394 | ||||
Net realized loss on investments and foreign currency | (426,924 | ) | (722,821 | ) | ||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency | 723,721 | (1,886,825 | ) | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 401,301 | (2,325,252 | ) | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (58,820 | ) | (256,801 | ) | ||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | — | — | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | — | — | ||||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from share transactions | — | — | ||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 342,481 | (2,582,053 | ) | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 11,072,142 | 13,654,195 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 11,414,623 | $ | 11,072,142 | ||||
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | 88,310 | $ | 42,626 | ||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Shares sold | — | — | ||||||
Shares redeemed | — | — | ||||||
Net increase in shares | — | — |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 782,198 | $ | 1,851,317 | $ | 210,914 | $ | 527,920 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (2,920,628 | ) | 13,243,115 | (5,488,282 | ) | 760,661 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 288,004 | (16,701,610 | ) | 4,325,804 | (4,796,328 | ) | ||||||||||
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations | (1,850,426 | ) | (1,607,178 | ) | (951,564 | ) | (3,507,747 | ) | ||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (813,698 | ) | (1,988,010 | ) | (208,399 | ) | (544,593 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | (121,017 | ) | — | (29,410 | ) | ||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (813,698 | ) | (2,109,027 | ) | (208,399 | ) | (574,003 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 12,630,442 | 29,645,531 | 5,191,072 | 22,948,358 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (57,809,617 | ) | (39,522,719 | ) | (8,970,985 | ) | (15,317,007 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (45,179,175 | ) | (9,877,188 | ) | (3,779,913 | ) | 7,631,351 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (47,843,299 | ) | (13,593,393 | ) | (4,939,876 | ) | 3,549,601 | |||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 132,531,589 | 146,124,982 | 43,930,078 | 40,380,477 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 84,688,290 | $ | 132,531,589 | $ | 38,990,202 | $ | 43,930,078 | ||||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | $ | (32,356 | ) | $ | (856 | ) | $ | (2,352 | ) | $ | (4,867 | ) | ||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 300,000 | 600,000 | 150,000 | 500,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | �� | (1,300,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (1,000,000 | ) | (200,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | 150,000 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 987,359 | $ | 2,188,663 | $ | 5,357,443 | $ | 5,327,763 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (6,647,896 | ) | 18,331,181 | 41,681,350 | 14,431,258 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (6,028,449 | ) | (9,745,175 | ) | (4,489,635 | ) | 9,398,344 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (11,688,986 | ) | 10,774,669 | 42,549,158 | 29,157,365 | |||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1,136,402 | ) | (2,049,799 | ) | (4,893,740 | ) | (4,938,435 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 4,540,857 | 185,396,920 | 457,415,046 | 405,174,870 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (76,871,328 | ) | (105,017,902 | ) | (296,285,085 | ) | (84,903,374 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (72,330,471 | ) | 80,379,018 | 161,129,961 | 320,271,496 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (85,155,859 | ) | 89,103,888 | 198,785,379 | 344,490,426 | |||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 176,001,047 | 86,897,159 | 530,872,396 | 186,381,970 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 90,845,188 | $ | 176,001,047 | $ | 729,657,775 | $ | 530,872,396 | ||||||||
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | 18,210 | $ | 167,253 | $ | 1,166,895 | $ | 703,192 | ||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 50,000 | 2,100,000 | 3,900,000 | 3,700,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (950,000 | ) | (1,200,000 | ) | (2,600,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (900,000 | ) | 900,000 | 1,300,000 | 2,900,000 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 63 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,692,758 | $ | 3,139,133 | $ | 1,898,091 | $ | 2,856,761 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (31,653,142 | ) | (16,888,985 | ) | (4,583,244 | ) | 9,158,986 | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 42,419,489 | (30,348,311 | ) | (3,900,989 | ) | (13,121,264 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 12,459,105 | (44,098,163 | ) | (6,586,142 | ) | (1,105,517 | ) | |||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1,831,076 | ) | (3,174,568 | ) | (2,604,965 | ) | (3,019,133 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (198,204 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1,831,076 | ) | (3,174,568 | ) | (2,604,965 | ) | (3,217,337 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 31,723,357 | 146,213,054 | 37,635,937 | 172,998,339 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (7,450,722 | ) | (22,474,535 | ) | (66,693,113 | ) | (121,370,788 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 24,272,635 | 123,738,519 | (29,057,176 | ) | 51,627,551 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 34,900,664 | 76,465,788 | (38,248,283 | ) | 47,304,697 | |||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 176,772,648 | 100,306,860 | 183,620,350 | 136,315,653 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 211,673,312 | $ | 176,772,648 | $ | 145,372,067 | $ | 183,620,350 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | $ | 32,578 | $ | 170,896 | $ | (706,874 | ) | $ | — | |||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 700,000 | 2,300,000 | 850,000 | 3,900,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (150,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | (1,650,000 | ) | (2,850,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | 550,000 | 1,950,000 | (800,000 | ) | 1,050,000 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,523,288 | $ | 3,104,547 | $ | 717,107 | $ | 1,589,022 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (5,051,874 | ) | 92,266,709 | (315,004 | ) | 7,897,507 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (4,155,991 | ) | (71,010,844 | ) | 2,290,754 | (12,554,131 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (7,684,577 | ) | 24,360,412 | 2,692,857 | (3,067,602 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1,585,182 | ) | (2,938,855 | ) | (745,311 | ) | (1,865,867 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (42,175 | ) | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1,585,182 | ) | (2,938,855 | ) | (745,311 | ) | (1,908,042 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 88,311,370 | 640,046,161 | 43,122,691 | 54,081,202 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (122,915,526 | ) | (483,288,596 | ) | (32,697,102 | ) | (78,722,508 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (34,604,156 | ) | 156,757,565 | 10,425,589 | (24,641,306 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (43,873,915 | ) | 178,179,122 | 12,373,135 | (29,616,950 | ) | ||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 569,893,108 | 391,713,986 | 93,830,534 | 123,447,484 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 526,019,193 | $ | 569,893,108 | $ | 106,203,669 | $ | 93,830,534 | ||||||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period | $ | (61,894 | ) | $ | — | $ | (28,204 | ) | $ | — | ||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 600,000 | 4,200,000 | 500,000 | 600,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (850,000 | ) | (3,250,000 | ) | (400,000 | ) | (900,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (250,000 | ) | 950,000 | 100,000 | (300,000 | ) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 65 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Period ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 425,697 | $ | 1,097,662 | $ | 36,445 | $ | 13,371 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (1,189,391 | ) | 2,048,544 | 86,607 | 722 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 6,128,457 | (8,146,411 | ) | (75,499 | ) | 25,713 | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 5,364,763 | (5,000,205 | ) | 47,553 | 39,806 | |||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (450,340 | ) | (1,098,723 | ) | (58,095 | ) | (8,313 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 28,095,896 | 49,421,316 | 2,603,817 | 2,531,138 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (7,845,543 | ) | (61,478,764 | ) | (2,556,365 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 20,250,353 | (12,057,448 | ) | 47,452 | 2,531,138 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 25,164,776 | (18,156,376 | ) | 36,910 | 2,562,631 | |||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 55,982,123 | 74,138,499 | 2,562,631 | — | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 81,146,899 | $ | 55,982,123 | $ | 2,599,541 | $ | 2,562,631 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | $ | 45,463 | $ | 70,106 | $ | (15,871 | ) | $ | 5,779 | |||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 350,000 | 550,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (100,000 | ) | (750,000 | ) | (100,000 | ) | — | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | 250,000 | (200,000 | ) | — | 100,000 |
a | Since commencement of operations: August 12, 2015. |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded) |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | |||||||||||||||
Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 8,222,056 | $ | 9,912,225 | $ | 2,679,025 | $ | 5,424,195 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 21,190,733 | 79,925,421 | (1,849,917 | ) | 2,693,007 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (65,007,747 | ) | (42,809,730 | ) | 18,013,834 | (18,243,029 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (35,594,958 | ) | 47,027,916 | 18,842,942 | (10,125,827 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (7,916,922 | ) | (10,224,817 | ) | (2,491,515 | ) | (5,791,076 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | (617,780 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (7,916,922 | ) | (10,842,597 | ) | (2,491,515 | ) | (5,791,076 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 248,820,814 | 470,511,829 | 114,206,091 | 198,571,649 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (275,251,500 | ) | (437,289,257 | ) | (18,059,846 | ) | (196,271,911 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (26,430,686 | ) | 33,222,572 | 96,146,245 | 2,299,738 | |||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (69,942,566 | ) | 69,407,891 | 112,497,672 | (13,617,165 | ) | ||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 740,628,669 | 671,220,778 | 128,258,319 | 141,875,484 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 670,686,103 | $ | 740,628,669 | $ | 240,755,991 | $ | 128,258,319 | ||||||||
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | 305,134 | $ | — | $ | 207,589 | $ | 20,079 | ||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 2,650,000 | 5,100,000 | 1,450,000 | 2,550,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (3,150,000 | ) | (4,850,000 | ) | (250,000 | ) | (2,650,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (500,000 | ) | 250,000 | 1,200,000 | (100,000 | ) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 67 |
GUGGENHEIM MSCI EMERGING MARKETS EQUAL COUNTRY WEIGHT ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 27.68 | $ | 34.14 | $ | 34.43 | $ | 33.31 | $ | 33.83 | $ | 40.21 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)b | 0.26 | 0.71 | 0.64 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.75 | (6.53 | ) | (0.31 | ) | 1.06 | (0.53 | ) | (6.35 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.01 | (5.82 | ) | 0.33 | 1.56 | 0.02 | (5.66 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.15 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.06 | ) | (0.36 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.15 | ) | (0.64 | ) | (0.62 | ) | (0.44 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.72 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 28.54 | $ | 27.68 | $ | 34.14 | $ | 34.43 | $ | 33.31 | $ | 33.83 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnc | 3.67 | % | (17.21 | %) | 0.99 | % | 4.76 | % | 0.10 | % | (14.13 | %) | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 11,415 | $ | 11,072 | $ | 13,654 | $ | 10,328 | $ | 13,325 | $ | 16,914 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.02 | %d | 2.26 | % | 1.86 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.99 | %d | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.70 | %d | 0.70 | % | 0.70 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.72 | % | 0.71 | %d | ||||||||||||
Net expensese | 0.66 | %d | 0.64 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.63 | %d | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratef | 5 | % | 99 | % | 25 | % | 38 | % | 39 | % | 63 | % |
a | The Fund commenced operations on December 3, 2010. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding. |
c | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
d | Annualized and excludes expenses of the underlying funds in which the Fund invests. |
e | Net expense information reflects the expense ratios after expense waivers. |
f | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 49.09 | $ | 50.39 | $ | 45.24 | $ | 33.95 | $ | 31.15 | $ | 30.21 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)b | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.77 | (1.21 | ) | 5.48 | 11.28 | 2.80 | 0.85 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.11 | (0.59 | ) | 6.10 | 11.85 | 3.26 | 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.38 | ) | (0.67 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
Capital gains | — | — | (0.36 | ) | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.04 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.38 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.95 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.46 | ) | (0.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 49.82 | $ | 49.09 | $ | 50.39 | $ | 45.24 | $ | 33.95 | $ | 31.15 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnc | 2.28 | % | (1.19 | %) | 13.61 | % | 35.21 | % | 10.52 | % | 3.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 84,688 | $ | 132,532 | $ | 146,125 | $ | 76,904 | $ | 52,617 | $ | 54,508 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.48 | %d | 1.22 | % | 1.27 | % | 1.44 | % | 1.39 | % | 1.06 | %d | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.41 | %d | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | %d | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 82 | % | 31 | % | 29 | % | 29 | % | 33 | % | 30 | % |
a | The Fund commenced operations on December 3, 2010. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding. |
c | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
d | Annualized. |
e | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 69 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 41.84 | $ | 44.87 | $ | 42.89 | $ | 31.82 | $ | 29.48 | $ | 30.19 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)b | 0.21 | 0.49 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.34 | 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (0.80 | ) | (2.97 | ) | 1.97 | 11.12 | 2.33 | (0.75 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.59 | ) | (2.48 | ) | 2.40 | 11.66 | 2.67 | (0.53 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.21 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.03 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.21 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.59 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 41.04 | $ | 41.84 | $ | 44.87 | $ | 42.89 | $ | 31.82 | $ | 29.48 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnc | (1.40 | %) | (5.59 | %) | 5.58 | % | 37.07 | % | 9.08 | % | (1.78 | %) | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 38,990 | $ | 43,930 | $ | 40,380 | $ | 25,736 | $ | 14,318 | $ | 23,584 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.07 | %d | 1.11 | % | 0.96 | % | 1.46 | % | 1.10 | % | 0.79 | %d | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.41 | %d | 0.41 | % | 0.42 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | % | 0.41 | %d | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 78 | % | 47 | % | 43 | % | 42 | % | 43 | % | 38 | % |
a | The Fund commenced operations on December 3, 2010. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding. |
c | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
d | Annualized. |
e | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 90.26 | $ | 82.76 | $ | 76.06 | $ | 55.09 | $ | 47.70 | $ | 42.37 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.67 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (3.66 | ) | 7.39 | 6.67 | 21.02 | 7.46 | 5.31 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (2.99 | ) | 8.54 | 7.62 | 21.81 | 8.10 | 5.87 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.75 | ) | (1.04 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.75 | ) | (1.04 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.84 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 86.52 | $ | 90.26 | $ | 82.76 | $ | 76.06 | $ | 55.09 | $ | 47.70 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | (3.31 | %) | 10.35 | % | 10.07 | % | 39.91 | % | 17.05 | % | 13.91 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 90,845 | $ | 176,001 | $ | 86,897 | $ | 125,497 | $ | 41,314 | $ | 21,467 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.58 | %c | 1.29 | % | 1.20 | % | 1.19 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 15 | % | 23 | % | 22 | % | 20 | % | 25 | % | 26 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT CONSUMER STAPLES ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | �� | $ | 111.76 | $ | 100.75 | $ | 88.48 | $ | 68.24 | $ | 61.01 | $ | 55.42 | |||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 1.10 | 2.08 | 2.04 | 1.73 | 1.41 | 1.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 8.77 | 10.86 | 12.03 | 20.22 | 7.20 | 5.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.87 | 12.94 | 14.07 | 21.95 | 8.61 | 6.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1.03 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (1.80 | ) | (1.71 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (1.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1.03 | ) | (1.93 | ) | (1.80 | ) | (1.71 | ) | (1.38 | ) | (1.21 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 120.60 | $ | 111.76 | $ | 100.75 | $ | 88.48 | $ | 68.24 | $ | 61.01 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 8.85 | % | 12.95 | % | 16.04 | % | 32.59 | % | 14.19 | % | 12.37 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 729,658 | $ | 530,872 | $ | 186,382 | $ | 84,054 | $ | 40,944 | $ | 30,507 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.90 | %c | 1.94 | % | 2.18 | % | 2.15 | % | 2.14 | % | 2.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 11 | % | 16 | % | 20 | % | 17 | % | 18 | % | 15 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ENERGY ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 54.39 | $ | 77.16 | $ | 79.86 | $ | 64.01 | $ | 64.16 | $ | 53.74 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.49 | 1.35 | 1.40 | 0.78 | 0.55 | 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 1.35 | (22.73 | ) | (2.91 | ) | 15.87 | (0.19 | ) | 10.43 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.84 | (21.38 | ) | (1.51 | ) | 16.65 | 0.36 | 10.79 | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.53 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.53 | ) | (1.39 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.37 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 55.70 | $ | 54.39 | $ | 77.16 | $ | 79.86 | $ | 64.01 | $ | 64.16 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 3.55 | % | (27.93 | %) | (2.02 | %) | 26.19 | % | 0.58 | % | 20.09 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 211,673 | $ | 176,773 | $ | 100,307 | $ | 43,924 | $ | 32,004 | $ | 35,287 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.05 | %c | 2.16 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.09 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.53 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 24 | % | 34 | % | 25 | % | 17 | % | 30 | % | 23 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 73 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT FINANCIALS ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 43.72 | $ | 43.27 | $ | 37.64 | $ | 28.68 | $ | 24.48 | $ | 25.40 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.46 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.39 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (0.79 | ) | 0.58 | 5.76 | 9.08 | 4.32 | (0.96 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (0.33 | ) | 1.30 | 6.29 | 9.65 | 4.71 | (0.54 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.63 | ) | (0.80 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.58 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.05 | ) | — | (0.11 | ) | (0.09 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.63 | ) | (0.85 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (0.51 | ) | (0.38 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 42.76 | $ | 43.72 | $ | 43.27 | $ | 37.64 | $ | 28.68 | $ | 24.48 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | (0.74 | %) | 3.04 | % | 16.84 | % | 34.05 | % | 19.32 | % | (2.25 | %) | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 145,372 | $ | 183,620 | $ | 136,316 | $ | 58,337 | $ | 14,339 | $ | 17,133 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.22 | %c | 1.64 | % | 1.30 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.59 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 17 | % | 13 | % | 19 | % | 14 | % | 17 | % | 18 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT HEALTH CARE ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 149.97 | $ | 137.44 | $ | 104.50 | $ | 76.84 | $ | 66.49 | $ | 59.74 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.43 | 0.75 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 0.47 | 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (1.78 | ) | 12.46 | 32.89 | 27.63 | 11.04 | 6.73 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (1.35 | ) | 13.21 | 33.55 | 28.18 | 11.51 | 7.05 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.45 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.45 | ) | (0.68 | ) | (0.61 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (1.16 | ) | (0.30 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 148.17 | $ | 149.97 | $ | 137.44 | $ | 104.50 | $ | 76.84 | $ | 66.49 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | (0.90 | %) | 9.61 | % | 32.20 | % | 36.81 | % | 17.39 | % | 11.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 526,019 | $ | 569,893 | $ | 391,714 | $ | 130,627 | $ | 38,419 | $ | 53,196 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.59 | %c | 0.49 | % | 0.55 | % | 0.60 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.47 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 15 | % | 22 | % | 23 | % | 24 | % | 15 | % | 19 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT INDUSTRIALS ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 85.30 | $ | 88.18 | $ | 76.33 | $ | 56.94 | $ | 51.50 | $ | 49.54 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.69 | 1.13 | 1.22 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 3.33 | (2.69 | ) | 11.59 | 19.41 | 5.42 | 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 4.02 | (1.56 | ) | 12.81 | 20.36 | 6.47 | 2.88 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.82 | ) | (1.29 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.03 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.82 | ) | (1.32 | ) | (0.96 | ) | (0.97 | ) | (1.03 | ) | (0.92 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 88.50 | $ | 85.30 | $ | 88.18 | $ | 76.33 | $ | 56.94 | $ | 51.50 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 4.76 | % | (1.78 | %) | 16.85 | % | 36.10 | % | 12.64 | % | 5.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 106,204 | $ | 93,831 | $ | 123,447 | $ | 57,251 | $ | 17,082 | $ | 15,450 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.67 | %c | 1.29 | % | 1.47 | % | 1.41 | % | 1.90 | % | 1.52 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 8 | % | 22 | % | 15 | % | 24 | % | 18 | % | 15 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT MATERIALS ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 79.97 | $ | 82.38 | $ | 75.49 | $ | 60.71 | $ | 56.57 | $ | 57.32 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.59 | 1.23 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 0.92 | 0.82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 5.53 | (2.41 | ) | 6.85 | 14.73 | 4.14 | (0.76 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 6.12 | (1.18 | ) | 8.06 | 15.98 | 5.06 | 0.06 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.67 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.81 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.67 | ) | (1.23 | ) | (1.17 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (0.92 | ) | (0.81 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 85.42 | $ | 79.97 | $ | 82.38 | $ | 75.49 | $ | 60.71 | $ | 56.57 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 7.73 | % | (1.44 | %) | 10.68 | % | 26.59 | % | 8.99 | % | 0.04 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 81,147 | $ | 55,982 | $ | 74,138 | $ | 49,069 | $ | 33,388 | $ | 36,771 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.55 | %c | 1.46 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.84 | % | 1.55 | % | 1.33 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 14 | % | 27 | % | 22 | % | 18 | % | 20 | % | 21 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT REAL ESTATE ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Period Ended | |||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 25.63 | $ | 25.31 | ||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss)b | 0.36 | 0.13 | ||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.40 | 0.27 | ||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.76 | 0.40 | ||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (0.39 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.39 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 26.00 | $ | 25.63 | ||||
Total Returnc | 2.95 | % | 1.61 | % | ||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 2,600 | $ | 2,563 | ||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.89 | %d | 2.49 | %d | ||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %d | 0.40 | %d | ||||
Portfolio turnover ratee | 15 | % | 5 | % |
a | The Fund commenced operations on August 12, 2015. |
b | Based on average shares outstanding. |
c | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
d | Annualized. |
e | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT TECHNOLOGY ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 93.16 | $ | 87.17 | $ | 70.98 | $ | 51.53 | $ | 52.23 | $ | 50.72 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 1.01 | 1.09 | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.41 | 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (3.19 | ) | 6.09 | 16.15 | 19.43 | (0.75 | ) | 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (2.18 | ) | 7.18 | 16.93 | 20.11 | (0.34 | ) | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.96 | ) | (1.12 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.07 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.96 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (0.74 | ) | (0.66 | ) | (0.36 | ) | (0.27 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 90.02 | $ | 93.16 | $ | 87.17 | $ | 70.98 | $ | 51.53 | $ | 52.23 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | (2.37 | %) | 8.30 | % | 23.92 | % | 39.23 | % | 0.71 | % | 3.51 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 670,686 | $ | 740,629 | $ | 671,221 | $ | 273,275 | $ | 100,479 | $ | 109,685 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.25 | %c | 1.20 | % | 0.97 | % | 1.07 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.54 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 14 | % | 21 | % | 22 | % | 24 | % | 25 | % | 29 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT UTILITIES ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 73.29 | $ | 76.69 | $ | 64.67 | $ | 60.52 | $ | 54.03 | $ | 50.27 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 1.29 | 2.48 | 2.59 | 2.36 | 2.03 | 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 8.24 | (2.97 | ) | 11.75 | 4.11 | 6.45 | 3.71 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 9.53 | (0.49 | ) | 14.34 | 6.47 | 8.48 | 5.60 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1.21 | ) | (2.91 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (1.99 | ) | (1.84 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1.21 | ) | (2.91 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (2.32 | ) | (1.99 | ) | (1.84 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 81.61 | $ | 73.29 | $ | 76.69 | $ | 64.67 | $ | 60.52 | $ | 54.03 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 13.11 | % | (0.56 | %) | 22.61 | % | 10.95 | % | 15.98 | % | 11.29 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 240,756 | $ | 128,258 | $ | 141,875 | $ | 51,738 | $ | 42,364 | $ | 32,417 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 3.41 | %c | 3.30 | % | 3.72 | % | 3.78 | % | 3.60 | % | 3.60 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | 0.50 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 14 | % | 20 | % | 31 | % | 22 | % | 22 | % | 15 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Rydex ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type, and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value shares. Each portfolio represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), each a non-diversified investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 22, 2002. At April 30, 2016, the Trust consisted of twenty-one funds.
The financial statements herein relate to the following Funds, whose investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the daily performance of an index representing publicly traded equity securities (the “Underlying Index”) as follows:
Fund | Underlying Index |
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weighted Index |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight Index |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Consumer Discretionary |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Consumer Staples |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Energy |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Financials |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Health Care |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Industrials |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Materials |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Information Technology |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index Telecommunication Services and Utilities |
The Funds seek to achieve their objective by investing in common stocks or exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), where applicable, that comprise the Underlying Index. The Funds use a “replication” strategy to track the Underlying Index. Replication refers to investing in substantially all of the securities in the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index.
The Funds operate as index funds and are not actively managed. Adverse performance of a security in the Funds’ portfolio will ordinarily not result in the elimination of the security from the Funds’ portfolio.
The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value per share (“NAV”), only in aggregation of 50,000 shares (100,000 shares for the Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF) called a “Creation Unit”. Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index.
The Funds invest in various investments which are exposed to risk, such as market risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect amounts reported in the financial statements.
Guggenheim Investments (“GI”) provides advisory services and Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) provides administrative services to the Trust. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI, RFS and GFD are affiliated entities.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds operate as investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
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management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds’ securities or other assets.
Valuations of the Funds’ securities are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed and will review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Funds’ officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on a given day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day.
Generally, trading in foreign securities markets is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of the NYSE. The values of foreign securities are determined as of the close of such foreign markets or the close of the NYSE, if earlier. All investments quoted in foreign currency are valued in U.S. dollars on the basis of the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the close of business. Investments in foreign securities may involve risks not present in domestic investments. The Valuation Committee will determine the current value of such foreign securities by taking into consideration certain factors which may include those discussed above, as well as the following factors, among others: the value of the securities traded on other foreign markets, ADR trading, closed-end fund trading, foreign currency exchange activity, and the trading prices of financial products that are tied to foreign securities. In addition, the Board has authorized the Valuation Committee and GI to use prices and other information supplied by a third party pricing vendor in valuing foreign securities.
The Funds invest in money market mutual funds, which are valued at their NAV. ETFs are valued at the last quoted sales price.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by GI under the direction of the Board of Trustees using methods established or ratified by the Board of Trustees. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value.” Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
Reported net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies and currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on investment transactions. Net unrealized exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair
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values of assets and liabilities other than investments insecurities at the fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.
C. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Proceeds from lawsuits related to investment holdings are recorded as realized gains in the respective Fund. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.
D. Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
E. The Funds may leave cash overnight in their cash account with the custodian. Periodically, a Fund may have cash due to the custodian bank as an overdraft balance. A fee is incurred on this overdraft, calculated by multiplying the overdraft by a rate based on the federal funds rate, which was 0.30% at April 30, 2016.
F. Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Capital
There is a minimum transaction fee per transaction to those persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units. An additional charge of up to three times the standard transaction fee may be imposed for purchases and redemptions effected outside the National Securities Clearing Corporation usual clearing process or for cash. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV of the Fund on the transaction date. Transaction fees are not charged to or paid by the Funds. The minimum transaction fees are:
Fund | Minimum Transaction Fee |
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | $ 6,000 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 2,000 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 3,000 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 750 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 750 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 750 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 500 |
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
GI determines the composition of the portfolio of securities that must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units and periodically adjusts the composition of the portfolio of the Funds to conform to changes in the composition of the relevant index. For these services, GI receives a management fee at the annual rate shown below as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.
Fund | Advisory Fee |
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | 0.70% |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 0.40% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 0.40% |
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GI pays all expenses of the Funds, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, fund accounting, legal, audit and other services, except: interest, taxes, distribution fees or expenses, trustee fees (where applicable) and extraordinary expenses.
Under a Fund Administration Agreement with the Trust, RFS provides various administrative and financial reporting services for the Funds. GI compensates RFS directly for this service.
Under a Fund Accounting Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains the books and records of the Funds. Under a Custodian Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains cash, securities and other assets of the Funds in a separate account for the Funds, keeps all necessary accounts and records, and provides other services. BNYMellon is required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by the custodian and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust for the Funds. Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon acts as a transfer agent for the Trust’s authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest, and as dividend disbursing agent of the Trust. GI compensates BNYMellon directly for the foregoing services.
For the Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF, GI has contractually agreed to reduce fees and/or reimburse expenses to the extent necessary to keep the Fund’s net operating expenses (excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions, dividends on securities sold short, distribution fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses (“Excluded Expenses”)) plus Acquired Fund Fees and Expense borne indirectly, from exceeding 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets until February 28, 2017. This agreement may be terminated only with the approval of the Fund’s Board. In any event, this undertaking will continue until at least February 28, 2017.
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) that allows the Funds to pay distribution fees to GFD and other firms that provide distribution services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides distribution services, the Funds will pay distribution fees to GFD at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. GFD will, in turn, pay the Service Provider out of its fees. No such fee is currently charged to the Funds.
Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of GI, RFS and GFD.
4. Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 | — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 | — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
Level 3 | — significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). |
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.
5. Portfolio Securities Loaned
Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Funds’ securities lending agent. The loans are collateralized at all times by cash and/or high grade debt obligations in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of foreign securities loaned as determined at the close of business on the preceding business day. The cash collateral received is held in a separately managed account established for each respective Fund and maintained by the lending agent exclusively for the investment of securities lending cash collateral on behalf of each Fund. The separately managed accounts invest in short-term investments valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Each Fund receives compensation for lending
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securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees paid to the lending agent. Such compensation is accrued daily and payable to the Fund monthly. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income. The borrower pays to the Funds an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. These payments from the borrower are not eligible for reduced tax rates as “qualified dividend income” under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds retain all or a portion of the interest received on investment of cash collateral or receives a fee from the borrower. Lending portfolio securities could result in a loss or delay in recovering each Fund’s securities if the borrower defaults. The securities lending income earned by the Funds are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.
At April 30, 2016, the Funds participated in securities lending as follows:
Fund | Value of | Cash | ||||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | $ | 329,256 | $ | 342,527 | ||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 8,682,970 | 8,900,951 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 5,174,023 | 5,332,110 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 7,336,201 | 7,501,294 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 31,235,838 | 32,416,693 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 1,025,104 | 1,050,774 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 2,699,936 | 2,772,457 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 24,366,279 | 24,936,384 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 12,735,886 | 13,097,670 |
In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers to evaluate potential risks.
6. Federal Income Tax Information
The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds’ tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken, or to be taken, on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.
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At April 30, 2016, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:
Fund | Tax | Tax | Tax | Net | ||||||||||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | $ | 12,948,823 | $ | 832,820 | $ | (2,068,065 | ) | $ | (1,235,245 | ) | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 87,845,178 | 9,386,593 | (3,659,587 | ) | 5,727,006 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 40,754,848 | 5,359,632 | (1,803,047 | ) | 3,556,585 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 109,729,065 | 3,357,274 | (14,756,309 | ) | (11,399,035 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 712,511,427 | 32,212,939 | (15,774,624 | ) | 16,438,315 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 263,066,676 | 18,951,137 | (38,089,886 | ) | (19,138,749 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 154,501,202 | 4,035,448 | (13,230,839 | ) | (9,195,391 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 551,006,884 | 27,888,732 | (52,931,892 | ) | (25,043,160 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 108,688,464 | 6,214,286 | (7,686,434 | ) | (1,472,148 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 86,875,404 | 5,665,455 | (8,626,799 | ) | (2,961,344 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 2,649,361 | 58,975 | (109,013 | ) | (50,038 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 732,251,728 | 40,575,162 | (77,257,662 | ) | (36,682,500 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 247,862,269 | 12,133,506 | (6,484,377 | ) | 5,649,129 |
7. Investment Transactions
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Funds had investments transactions in-kind associated with subscriptions and redemptions as follows:
Fund | Subscriptions | Redemptions | ||||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | $ | — | $ | — | ||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 12,617,180 | 57,525,971 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 5,186,188 | 8,934,512 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 4,535,708 | 76,822,718 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 456,602,615 | 295,617,111 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 31,652,403 | 7,447,372 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 37,359,705 | 66,447,623 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 87,743,963 | 122,216,900 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 43,101,299 | 32,585,201 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 28,063,102 | 7,682,907 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 2,577,485 | 2,545,596 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 247,818,166 | 274,004,163 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 113,858,983 | 17,965,658 |
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For the period ended April 30, 2016, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Guggenheim MSCI Emerging Markets Equal Country Weight ETF | $ | 525,034 | $ | 699,996 | ||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | 87,726,850 | 87,717,674 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF | 31,420,873 | 31,287,188 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary ETF | 19,013,996 | 19,029,631 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | 61,970,893 | 61,664,094 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Energy ETF | 41,126,544 | 41,078,652 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 29,066,372 | 29,215,124 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Health Care ETF | 79,783,991 | 79,947,451 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 7,093,642 | 7,175,896 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Materials ETF | 7,921,039 | 8,161,908 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 405,495 | 383,020 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 101,770,564 | 101,726,139 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 23,617,747 | 23,550,973 |
The Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by a Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price to save costs, where permissible. For the period April 30, 2016, the Funds engaged in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act, as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Realized | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF | $ | — | $ | 201,608 | $ | (10,411 | ) | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF | — | 681,684 | (11,821 | ) | ||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Financials ETF | 267,652 | — | — | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Real Estate ETF | 13,904 | — | — | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Technology ETF | 1,701,452 | — | — |
8. Legal Proceedings
Tribune Company
Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Kirschner v. FitzSimons, No. 12-2652 (S.D.N.Y.) (formerly Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. FitzSimons, Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (Bankr. D. Del.)) (the “FitzSimons action”), as a result of ownership of shares by certain series of the Rydex ETF Trust in the Tribune Company (“Tribune”) in 2007, when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) by which Tribune converted to a privately-held company. In his complaint, the plaintiff has alleged that, in connection with the LBO, insiders and shareholders were overpaid for their Tribune stock using financing that the insiders knew would, and ultimately did, leave the Tribune Company insolvent. The plaintiff has asserted claims against certain insiders, major shareholders, professional advisers, and others involved in the LBO. The plaintiff is also attempting to obtain from former Tribune shareholders, including Rydex ETF Trust, the proceeds they received in connection with the LBO.
In June 2011, a group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the 2007 LBO (the “SLCFC actions”). Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant in one of the SLCFC actions: Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. McGurn, No. 11-1510 (S.D.N.Y.). In those actions, the creditors seek to recover from Tribune’s former shareholders the proceeds received in connection with the 2007 LBO.
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The FitzSimons action and the SLCFC actions have been consolidated with the majority of the other Tribune LBO-related lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation proceeding captioned In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., No. 11-md-2696 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “MDL Proceeding”).
On September 23, 2013, the District Court granted the defendants’ omnibus motion to dismiss the SLCFC actions, on the basis that the creditors lacked standing. On September 30, 2013, the creditors filed a notice of appeal of the September 23 order. On October 28, 2013, the defendants filed a joint notice of cross-appeal of that same order.
On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the FitzSimons action, including a global motion to dismiss Count I, which is the claim brought against former Tribune shareholders for intentional fraudulent conveyance under U.S. federal law. The Court has not yet issued a decision on any of these motions.
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion on the appeal of the SLCFC actions. The appeals court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of those lawsuits, but on different grounds than the district court. The appeals court held that while the plaintiffs have standing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code), their claims were preempted by Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code—the statutory safe harbor for settlement payments.
None of these lawsuits alleges any wrongdoing on the part of Rydex ETF Trust. The following series of Rydex ETF Trust held shares of Tribune and tendered these shares as part of Tribune’s LBO: Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Consumer Discretionary Fund (the “Fund”). The value of the proceeds received by the foregoing Fund was $249,481. At this stage of the proceedings, Rydex ETF Trust is not able to make a reliable prediction as to the outcome of these lawsuits or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value.
9. Fund Changes
At a meeting held on October 14, 2015, GI recommended and the Board approved the following changes to the following Funds:
A. | The Underlying Index for the Guggenheim Russell MidCap® Equal Weight ETF (ticker EWRM) will change from the Russell MidCap® Equal Weight Index to the S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight Index. In connection with the change in the Fund’s Underlying Index, the Board also approved changing the Fund’s name and ticker to Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Equal Weight ETF (new ticker EWMC). The changes in index, Fund name and Fund ticker became effective on January 26, 2016. |
B. | The Underlying Index for the Guggenheim Russell 2000® Equal Weight ETF (ticker EWRS) will change from the Russell 2000® Equal Weight Index to the S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight Index. In connection with the change in the Fund’s Underlying Index, the Board also approved changing the Fund’s name and ticker to Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Equal Weight ETF (new ticker EWSC). The changes in index, Fund name and Fund ticker became effective on January 26, 2016. |
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
Proxy Voting Information
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Sector Classification
Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q; which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. Copies of the portfolio holdings are also available to shareholders, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) |
A Board of Trustees oversees the Trust, as well as other trusts of GI, in which its members have no stated term of service, and continue to serve after election until resignation. The Statement of Additional Information includes further information about Fund Trustees and Officers, and can be obtained without charge by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE | ||||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia** (1951) | Trustee from 2012 to present. | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group, Inc. (2002-2010). | 236 | Clear Spring Life Insurance Company (2015-present); Guggenheim Partners Japan, Ltd. (2014-present); Delaware Life (2013-present); Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company (2011-present); Paragon Life Insurance Company of Indiana (2011-present). |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||
Corey A. Colehour (1945) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
J. Kenneth Dalton (1941) | Trustee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present. | Retired. | 134 | Epiphany Funds (4) (2009-present). |
John O. Demaret (1940) | Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman of the Board from 2006 to 2014; Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; Chairman and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present; and Member of the Nominating Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
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Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - concluded | ||||
Werner E. Keller (1940) | Chairman of the Board from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; Chairman and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Current: Founder and President, Keller Partners, LLC (investment research firm) (2005-present). | 134 | None. |
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. (1960) | Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment adviser) (1996-present). | 134 | US Global Investors (GROW) (1995-present). |
Patrick T. McCarville (1942) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Retired.
Former: Chief Executive Officer, Par Industries, Inc., d/b/a Par Leasing (1977-2010). | 134 | None. |
Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS | ||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia (1951) | President (2012-present). | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group Inc. (2002-2010). |
Michael P. Byrum (1970) | Vice President (1999-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present); Director and Chairman, Advisory Research Center, Inc. (2006-present); Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2005-present).
Former: Vice President, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009); Director (2009-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors II, LLC. |
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Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS - concluded | ||
Nikolaos Bonos (1963) | Vice President and Treasurer (2003-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); Chief Executive Officer, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present); Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC (2009-present); Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present).
Former: Senior Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2006-2011). |
Elisabeth Miller (1968) | Chief Compliance Officer (2012-present). | Current: CCO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); CCO, Security Investors, LLC (2012-present); CCO, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Vice President, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (March 2014-present).
Former: CCO, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-March 2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2009); Senior Manager, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2004-2009). |
Joseph M. Arruda (1966) | Assistant Treasurer (2006-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); CFO and Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present).
Former: Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); Vice President, Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010). |
Paul J. Davio (1972) | Assistant Treasurer (2014-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Director, Guggenheim Investments (2006-present).
Former: Manager, Mutual Fund Administration, Guggenheim Investments (2003-2006). |
Amy J. Lee (1961) | Vice President (2009-present) and Secretary (2012-present). | Current: Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2013-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
Former: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). |
* | All Trustees and Officers may be reached c/o Guggenheim Investments, 805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850. |
** | Mr. Cacciapaglia is an “interested” person of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Adviser’s parent company. |
*** | The “Fund Complex” includes all closed-end and open-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser or servicing agent that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. Information provided is as of the date of this report. |
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GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES (Unaudited) |
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4.30.2016
Guggenheim ETFs Semi-Annual Report
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XLG | Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | ||
RPV | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | ||
RPG | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | ||
RFV | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | ||
RFG | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | ||
RZV | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | ||
RZG | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF |
ETF2-SEMI-0416x1016 | guggenheiminvestments.com |
TABLE OF CONTENTS |
DEAR SHAREHOLDER | 2 |
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW | 3 |
FEES AND EXPENSES | 5 |
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY | 7 |
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTS | 14 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | 30 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | 32 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | 34 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 38 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 45 |
OTHER INFORMATION | 52 |
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS | 53 |
GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES | 56 |
GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 1 |
April 30, 2016 |
Dear Shareholder:
Security Investors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) is pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for a selection of our exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016.
The Investment Adviser is part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global, diversified financial services firm.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the distributor of the Funds, is affiliated with Guggenheim and the Investment Adviser.
We encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview, which follows this letter.
We are committed to providing investors with innovative investment solutions and appreciate the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
President
May 31, 2016
Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888.
ETFs may not be suitable for all investors. ● Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than original cost. Most investors will also incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of an ETF. ● Investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. ● ETF shares may trade below their net asset value per share (“NAV”). The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of an ETF’s holdings. In addition, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. ● Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Adviser may not be able to cause the ETF’s performance to match or correlate to that of the ETF’s underlying index, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error risk may cause the ETF’s performance to be less than you expect.
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
After a very weak start to the year, strong performance in late February through April brought investment markets modestly higher for the full period. Investors returned to higher risk areas of the market. High yield bonds had their best three month returns in more than two years in the first quarter.
Oil prices stabilized and despite disappointment about a lack of near-term coordinated supply cuts, oil remained around $40/barrel on average. We believe we have seen the bottom in oil prices.
Currency issues and growing competitive pressures in China also weighed heavily on the collective investor consciousness.
The economic story in the U.S. continues to be a mix of good and bad. Growth in the U.S. continued at a slow pace. For the first time in two years, first quarter gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was positive, but disappointed higher market expectations at just 0.5 percent, the weakest pace in two years. Wage growth increased in April after recent disappointing data, and the labor market continued to underwhelm, as the economy inched closer to “full employment.” While a stronger dollar weighed on the U.S. economy earlier in the period, the dollar weakened in the early part of 2016. Also, after several months of disappointing data, retail spending finally started to pick up toward the end of the period. Underlining this soft growth, inflation remained below the Fed’s two percent target.
Outside the U.S., despite the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank (“ECB”) moving to negative policy rates, deflationary headwinds grew and the euro and yen strengthened -- the exact opposite of what central bankers hoped. The Bank of Japan and the ECB are already executing massive quantitative easing programs, but as their balance sheets expand, assets available to purchase shrink. As options for further quantitative easing diminish, negative rates may become an important component of monetary policy orthodoxy.
More monetary liquidity in these countries eventually spills into our own, which accounts for what we are seeing now. Risk assets are rising in value along with falling Treasury yields. The high correlation between risk-free and risk assets is part of the rising tide of liquidity, which is continuing to push risk assets and safe-haven assets higher.
Guggenheim expects further declines in the unemployment rate as job gains outstrip growth in the labor force. Meanwhile, core and headline inflation should move closer to the Fed’s target by year-end, reflecting Guggenheim’s forecasts for a tighter labor market and a modest rise in oil prices. This should curtail the speed at which the Fed anticipates increasing rates in 2016, which Guggenheim would interpret as a sign that the expansion remains intact. A solid macroeconomic backdrop and a rebalancing oil market should support the credit picture in the second half of 2016, but caution is warranted over the summer as recent asset price rallies may fade in the face of global macro risks.
For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Standard & Poor’s 500® (“S&P 500”) Index* returned 0.43%. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe-Australasia-Far East (“EAFE”) Index* returned -3.07%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index* was -0.14%.
In the bond market, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* posted a 2.82% return for the period, while the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index* returned 2.37%. The return of the Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index* was 0.14% for the six-month period.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
*Index Definitions:
The following indices are referenced throughout this report. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees, or expenses.
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS.
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the market of U.S. dollar denominated, noninvestment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.
Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure the performance of the broad economy, representing all major industries and is considered a representation of the U.S. stock market.
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FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited) |
Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Rydex ETF Trust, you incur transaction costs such as creation and redemption fees or brokerage charges, and ongoing costs including advisory fees, trustee fees and, if applicable, distribution fees. All other Trust expenses are paid by the advisor. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 31, 2015 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2016.
Actual Expenses
The first table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as creation and redemption fees, or brokerage charges. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
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FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited)(concluded) |
Expense | Fund | Beginning | Ending | Expenses | |
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3 | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | 0.20% | 0.57% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,005.70 | $ 1.00 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 2.17% | 1,000.00 | 1,021.70 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | (4.53%) | 1,000.00 | 954.70 | 1.70 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 4.58% | 1,000.00 | 1,045.80 | 1.78 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | (5.40%) | 1,000.00 | 946.00 | 1.69 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 4.92% | 1,000.00 | 1,049.20 | 1.78 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | (6.59%) | 1,000.00 | 934.10 | 1.68 |
Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses) | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | 0.20% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.87 | 1.01 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,023.12 | 1.76 |
1 | Annualized. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
3 | Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period October 31, 2015 to April 30, 2016. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® TOP 50 ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Apple, Inc. | 6.0% |
Microsoft Corp. | 4.6% |
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 4.2% |
Johnson & Johnson | 3.6% |
General Electric Co. | 3.3% |
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B | 3.2% |
Facebook, Inc. — Class A | 3.1% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 2.9% |
AT&T, Inc. | 2.8% |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 2.7% |
Top Ten Total | 36.4% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE VALUE ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
NRG Energy, Inc. | 2.9% |
HP, Inc. | 2.4% |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 2.2% |
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 2.1% |
Alcoa, Inc. | 2.0% |
Exelon Corp. | 1.7% |
Fluor Corp. | 1.6% |
National Oilwell Varco, Inc. | 1.6% |
Leucadia National Corp. | 1.6% |
Anthem, Inc. | 1.5% |
Top Ten Total | 19.6% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE GROWTH ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Facebook, Inc. — Class A | 2.1% |
Centene Corp. | 1.9% |
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A | 1.9% |
Broadcom Ltd. | 1.7% |
Amazon.com, Inc. | 1.5% |
Electronic Arts, Inc. | 1.5% |
salesforce.com, Inc. | 1.5% |
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. | 1.5% |
Expedia, Inc. | 1.4% |
VeriSign, Inc. | 1.4% |
Top Ten Total | 16.4% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE VALUE ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Joy Global, Inc. | 3.3% |
United States Steel Corp. | 2.9% |
Talen Energy Corp. | 2.6% |
Terex Corp. | 2.2% |
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. | 2.1% |
Commercial Metals Co. | 2.1% |
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 2.0% |
KB Home | 2.0% |
Arrow Electronics, Inc. | 1.9% |
Ingram Micro, Inc. — Class A | 1.8% |
Top Ten Total | 22.9% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE GROWTH ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. — Class A | 2.9% |
WebMD Health Corp. — Class A | 2.6% |
ABIOMED, Inc. | 2.3% |
Convergys Corp. | 2.3% |
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 2.2% |
Post Holdings, Inc. | 1.9% |
Synaptics, Inc. | 1.8% |
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. | 1.8% |
NVR, Inc. | 1.8% |
Amsurg Corp. — Class A | 1.8% |
Top Ten Total | 21.4% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE VALUE ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Century Aluminum Co. | 3.2% |
SPX Corp. | 1.6% |
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 1.4% |
Orion Marine Group, Inc. | 1.4% |
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. | 1.4% |
LSB Industries, Inc. | 1.4% |
Seneca Foods Corp. — Class A | 1.4% |
Kelly Services, Inc. — Class A | 1.4% |
TimkenSteel Corp. | 1.3% |
SkyWest, Inc. | 1.3% |
Top Ten Total | 15.8% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE GROWTH ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total Net Assets) |
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Class B | 2.0% |
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1.5% |
PGT, Inc. | 1.4% |
Fabrinet | 1.4% |
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 1.3% |
Opus Bank | 1.3% |
Headwaters, Inc. | 1.3% |
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 1.2% |
Meritage Homes Corp. | 1.2% |
Cirrus Logic, Inc. | 1.2% |
Top Ten Total | 13.8% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® TOP 50 ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 27.7% | ||||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 192,302 | $ | 21,553,209 | |||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 184,860 | 14,810,983 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 421,500 | 13,787,266 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 271,554 | 12,165,619 | ||||||
Merck & Company, Inc. | 193,410 | 10,606,604 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 107,975 | 10,594,507 | ||||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 100,732 | 10,371,367 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 66,253 | 8,724,195 | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 136,450 | 8,556,780 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 95,257 | 8,402,620 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 116,346 | 8,397,854 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 52,414 | 8,297,136 | ||||||
Medtronic plc | 97,996 | 7,756,383 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 112,289 | 6,849,629 | ||||||
Allergan plc* | 27,506 | 5,956,699 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.* | 54,475 | 5,633,260 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* | 15,240 | 4,190,848 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 166,654,959 | |||||||
Communications - 21.1% | ||||||||
Facebook, Inc. — Class A* | 159,936 | 18,805,275 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 26,907 | 17,747,588 | ||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 428,683 | 16,641,475 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 283,910 | 14,462,375 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A* | 20,390 | 14,433,673 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C* | 20,710 | 14,352,237 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 104,609 | 10,801,925 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. — Class A | 169,555 | 10,302,162 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 350,693 | 9,640,551 | ||||||
Total Communications | 127,187,261 | |||||||
Technology - 16.0% | ||||||||
Apple, Inc. | 386,407 | 36,221,791 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 551,207 | 27,488,693 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 329,220 | 9,968,782 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 61,607 | 8,990,926 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 219,590 | 8,752,857 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 104,180 | 5,263,174 | ||||||
Total Technology | 96,686,223 | |||||||
Financial - 13.5% | ||||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | 130,569 | 18,995,178 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 255,784 | 16,165,548 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 321,959 | 16,091,511 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 719,603 | 10,477,420 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. — Class A | 133,746 | 10,330,541 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 205,457 | 9,508,550 | ||||||
Total Financial | 81,568,748 | |||||||
Energy - 8.4% | ||||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 289,409 | 25,583,755 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 131,239 | 13,410,001 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 96,899 | 7,784,866 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 86,152 | 4,117,204 | ||||||
Total Energy | 50,895,826 | |||||||
Industrial - 7.3% | ||||||||
General Electric Co. | 650,259 | 19,995,464 | ||||||
3M Co. | 42,166 | 7,057,745 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 43,400 | 5,850,320 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 54,211 | 5,658,002 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 58,987 | 5,145,436 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 43,706,967 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 5.8% | ||||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 88,360 | 11,830,519 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 62,834 | 7,947,873 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 76,555 | 7,693,778 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 109,340 | 7,311,566 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 34,783,736 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $540,324,412) | 601,483,720 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%1 | 781,071 | 781,071 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $781,071) | 781,071 | |||||||
Total Investments - 99.9% | ||||||||
(Cost $541,105,483) | $ | 602,264,791 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - 0.1% | 654,023 | |||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 602,918,814 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
14 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® TOP 50 ETF |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 601,483,720 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 601,483,720 | ||||||||
Short Term Investments | 781,071 | — | — | 781,071 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 602,264,791 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 602,264,791 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 15 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Financial - 24.9% | ||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 146,188 | $ | 11,350,037 | |||||
MetLife, Inc. | 242,691 | 10,945,363 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 263,198 | 10,443,696 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. | 130,269 | 8,473,998 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 186,799 | 8,290,140 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 142,447 | 7,951,392 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 181,522 | 7,887,131 | ||||||
Unum Group | 230,340 | 7,879,931 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 837,601 | 7,856,697 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 103,682 | 7,505,540 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 159,786 | 7,394,896 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 497,481 | 7,243,323 | ||||||
Navient Corp. | 508,254 | 6,947,832 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 147,975 | 6,176,477 | ||||||
Zions Bancorporation | 210,487 | 5,792,602 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 457,311 | 5,620,352 | ||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 119,142 | 5,289,905 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 80,829 | 5,108,393 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 30,562 | 5,015,530 | ||||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | 34,331 | 4,994,474 | ||||||
Travelers Companies, Inc. | 43,511 | 4,781,859 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 258,139 | 4,726,525 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 39,637 | 4,671,617 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 145,100 | 4,659,161 | ||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 67,498 | 4,655,337 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 49,163 | 4,315,528 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc.1 | 271,688 | 4,211,164 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 96,222 | 4,106,755 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 110,057 | 3,893,817 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 67,925 | 2,733,302 | ||||||
Total Financial | 190,922,774 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 15.6% | ||||||||
Staples, Inc. | 1,113,420 | 11,356,884 | ||||||
Best Buy Company, Inc. | 339,712 | 10,897,961 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 160,854 | 10,756,307 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 324,349 | 10,314,298 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 733,413 | 9,945,080 | ||||||
Kohl’s Corp.1 | 198,787 | 8,806,264 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc.*,1 | 142,792 | 7,232,415 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 177,009 | 7,007,786 | ||||||
PVH Corp. | 61,850 | 5,912,860 | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 32,857 | 5,721,718 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | 185,832 | 5,634,426 | ||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | 111,482 | 5,106,990 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 259,871 | 4,779,028 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 55,602 | 4,420,359 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 69,208 | 4,077,043 | ||||||
The Gap, Inc.1 | 125,699 | 2,913,703 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.* | 57,864 | 2,732,338 | ||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 64,538 | 2,671,873 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 120,287,333 | |||||||
Utilities - 15.2% | ||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | 1,488,019 | 22,469,087 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 383,328 | 13,450,980 | ||||||
AES Corp. | 1,015,235 | 11,330,023 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 238,891 | 7,785,458 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 268,997 | 6,108,921 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 67,450 | 5,313,711 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 69,242 | 5,165,453 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 60,436 | 4,543,578 | ||||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 97,738 | 4,508,654 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 61,150 | 4,200,394 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 46,626 | 4,157,174 | ||||||
Edison International | 56,554 | 3,998,933 | ||||||
American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 62,327 | 3,957,765 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 169,230 | 3,629,984 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 74,230 | 3,563,040 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 46,764 | 3,397,405 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 54,111 | 3,149,260 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 53,642 | 3,027,554 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 73,911 | 2,958,657 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 116,716,031 | |||||||
Energy - 10.8% | ||||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.1 | 340,417 | 12,268,629 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.1 | 418,053 | 10,141,966 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 169,705 | 9,990,533 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 72,151 | 7,372,389 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 89,152 | 7,320,271 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.* | 117,451 | 6,558,464 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd.1 | 583,415 | 6,464,238 | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 154,077 | 6,021,329 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 84,837 | 5,609,422 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 86,886 | 5,180,143 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 241,930 | 3,408,794 | ||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 58,230 | 2,816,003 | ||||||
Total Energy | 83,152,181 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 9.5% | ||||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 401,938 | 16,053,403 | ||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 82,182 | 11,568,760 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.* | 473,266 | 11,225,870 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A | 142,296 | 9,365,923 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 87,325 | 6,851,519 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 39,663 | 6,656,245 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 94,112 | 4,335,740 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 127,144 | 3,697,348 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.* | 42,607 | 3,141,414 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 72,896,222 | |||||||
16 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Industrial - 8.3% | ||||||||
Fluor Corp. | 225,539 | $ | 12,327,962 | |||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.* | 256,852 | 11,450,462 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 135,723 | 9,354,029 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 180,051 | 7,535,134 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 41,683 | 4,878,161 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 253,455 | 4,732,005 | ||||||
Eaton Corporation plc | 70,176 | 4,440,036 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 46,930 | 3,647,400 | ||||||
Textron, Inc. | 74,211 | 2,870,481 | ||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | 151,625 | 2,798,998 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 64,034,668 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 6.8% | ||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 473,864 | 16,571,025 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,406,584 | 15,711,543 | ||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.1 | 517,030 | 7,238,420 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 134,227 | 6,681,820 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. | 217,989 | 6,101,512 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 52,304,320 | |||||||
Technology - 3.9% | ||||||||
HP, Inc. | 1,481,696 | 18,180,410 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 898,386 | 8,624,506 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 84,977 | 3,472,585 | ||||||
Total Technology | 30,277,501 | |||||||
Communications - 3.2% | ||||||||
CenturyLink, Inc.1 | 315,816 | 9,774,505 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.1 | 1,266,250 | 7,040,350 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class A | 480,963 | 5,973,561 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class B1 | 135,869 | 1,760,862 | ||||||
Total Communications | 24,549,278 | |||||||
Diversified - 1.6% | ||||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 734,042 | 12,243,821 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $787,823,162) | 767,384,129 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 1,046,000 | 1,046,000 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $1,046,000) | 1,046,000 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 6.8% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 52,015,507 | 52,015,507 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $52,015,507) | 52,015,507 | |||||||
Total Investments - 106.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $840,884,669) | $ | 820,445,636 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (6.7)% | (51,536,069 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 768,909,567 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 767,384,129 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 767,384,129 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 52,015,507 | — | — | 52,015,507 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 1,046,000 | — | — | 1,046,000 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 820,445,636 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 820,445,636 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 17 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 100.0% | ||||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 27.7% | ||||||||
Centene Corp.* | 559,029 | $ | 34,637,437 | |||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A | 221,617 | 34,585,549 | ||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 186,196 | 20,904,225 | ||||||
Total System Services, Inc. | 406,101 | 20,768,005 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 193,665 | 20,569,160 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 280,871 | 20,273,269 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 144,923 | 20,077,632 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 184,943 | 19,761,160 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 222,387 | 19,616,758 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A | 455,441 | 19,565,745 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 563,104 | 18,914,663 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 49,931 | 18,809,507 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 152,515 | 18,339,929 | ||||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 795,339 | 17,433,831 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. — Class A | 190,363 | 16,199,891 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 319,234 | 15,834,006 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.* | 107,707 | 15,533,503 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* | 54,401 | 14,959,731 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 205,287 | 14,905,889 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.* | 137,182 | 14,185,991 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 337,043 | 12,993,008 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A* | 162,758 | 12,626,766 | ||||||
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings* | 95,792 | 12,004,653 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 79,465 | 11,067,885 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc.* | 74,671 | 10,079,838 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 112,220 | 10,075,112 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 103,976 | 9,952,583 | ||||||
CR Bard, Inc. | 40,837 | 8,664,386 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 47,890 | 7,722,741 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 79,871 | 7,261,073 | ||||||
Allergan plc* | 23,690 | 5,130,306 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 503,454,232 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 18.6% | ||||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.* | 128,732 | 26,812,301 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 94,406 | 24,798,569 | ||||||
DR Horton, Inc. | 792,071 | 23,809,654 | ||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc.* | 257,065 | 20,490,651 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 360,227 | 20,255,564 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.* | 24,327 | 18,615,750 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. — Class A | 406,323 | 18,410,495 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 136,112 | 18,224,035 | ||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 97,014 | 15,143,885 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B | 249,723 | 14,718,674 | ||||||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 189,037 | 14,370,593 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 130,618 | 14,179,890 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 134,788 | 12,759,032 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | 65,827 | 12,680,255 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 278,117 | 12,220,461 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 254,471 | 11,351,951 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class C*,1 | 278,117 | 11,347,174 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 192,258 | 10,916,409 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — Class A* | 20,949 | 8,818,901 | ||||||
TJX Companies, Inc. | 100,432 | 7,614,754 | ||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 243,603 | 7,071,795 | ||||||
Delphi Automotive plc | 94,850 | 6,983,806 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 153,293 | 6,980,963 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 338,575,562 | |||||||
Technology - 17.9% | ||||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 210,338 | 30,656,763 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | 441,360 | 27,298,116 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 357,100 | 27,068,180 | ||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 726,456 | 25,040,938 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 317,747 | 21,231,855 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp. | 572,127 | 20,327,672 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A* | 331,490 | 19,349,072 | ||||||
Red Hat, Inc.* | 263,349 | 19,321,916 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 177,825 | 17,377,059 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp. | 224,831 | 17,177,088 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.* | 185,704 | 15,198,015 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc.1 | 241,247 | 11,722,192 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 560,582 | 11,475,114 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 120,212 | 11,268,673 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc.* | 226,951 | 10,219,604 | ||||||
Cerner Corp.* | 163,417 | 9,174,230 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 176,818 | 9,015,950 | ||||||
Accenture plc — Class A | 71,370 | 8,059,100 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 145,397 | 7,250,948 | ||||||
Paychex, Inc. | 135,773 | 7,076,489 | ||||||
Total Technology | 325,308,974 | |||||||
Communications - 13.9% | ||||||||
Facebook, Inc. — Class A* | 317,716 | 37,357,047 | ||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 41,843 | 27,599,224 | ||||||
Expedia, Inc. | 225,713 | 26,130,794 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.*,1 | 294,889 | 25,478,410 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 217,882 | 19,615,916 | ||||||
Priceline Group, Inc.* | 13,202 | 17,738,999 | ||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | 257,762 | 16,648,848 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.* | 528,160 | 12,902,949 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 54,358 | 11,529,875 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. — Class A | 336,135 | 11,223,548 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 106,060 | 10,951,756 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A* | 13,327 | 9,433,917 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C* | 13,596 | 9,422,164 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 369,182 | 8,638,859 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class C* | 216,257 | 5,791,362 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 125,283 | 3,421,479 | ||||||
Total Communications | 253,885,147 |
18 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Financial - 13.1% | ||||||||
XL Group plc — Class A | 648,448 | $ | 21,223,703 | |||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 245,818 | 20,882,239 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 263,644 | 17,946,247 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. — Class A | 216,825 | 16,747,563 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 333,755 | 15,155,815 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 60,881 | 14,613,266 | ||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A* | 468,137 | 13,870,899 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 476,988 | 13,412,903 | ||||||
Public Storage | 52,968 | 12,967,096 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 38,358 | 12,671,566 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 129,854 | 12,594,539 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.* | 480,951 | 12,110,346 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 314,300 | 10,975,356 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 56,402 | 9,971,310 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. — Class A | 92,180 | 9,667,838 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 104,609 | 9,088,430 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 311,691 | 8,855,141 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | 25,189 | 5,121,176 | ||||||
Total Financial | 237,875,433 | |||||||
Industrial - 7.4% | ||||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 429,307 | 21,645,659 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 189,923 | 20,441,413 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 617,538 | 18,964,592 | ||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 95,045 | 16,084,465 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 67,913 | 14,007,735 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 93,366 | 10,449,523 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 56,830 | 9,051,882 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A | 157,748 | 8,807,071 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 45,555 | 8,021,780 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 50,436 | 6,798,773 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 134,272,893 | |||||||
Energy - 0.9% | ||||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 93,695 | 15,562,740 | ||||||
Basic Materials - 0.5% | ||||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 32,353 | 9,295,340 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $1,701,838,411) | 1,818,230,321 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.0% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 826,471 | 826,471 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $826,471) | 826,471 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 2.7% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 49,238,062 | 49,238,062 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $49,238,062) | 49,238,062 | |||||||
Total Investments - 102.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $1,751,902,944) | $ | 1,868,294,854 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.7)% | (49,073,218 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 1,819,221,636 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 1,818,230,321 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,818,230,321 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 49,238,062 | — | — | 49,238,062 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 826,471 | — | — | 826,471 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 1,868,294,854 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,868,294,854 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 19 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Industrial - 22.3% | ||||||||
Joy Global, Inc.1 | 190,005 | $ | 4,047,108 | |||||
Terex Corp. | 109,683 | 2,620,327 | ||||||
Arrow Electronics, Inc.* | 36,434 | 2,262,552 | ||||||
Tech Data Corp.* | 31,387 | 2,155,973 | ||||||
Triumph Group, Inc. | 55,838 | 2,020,219 | ||||||
Avnet, Inc. | 45,431 | 1,868,123 | ||||||
AECOM* | 47,300 | 1,536,777 | ||||||
KLX, Inc.* | 44,853 | 1,512,443 | ||||||
Greif, Inc. — Class A | 39,146 | 1,358,366 | ||||||
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. | 107,055 | 1,301,789 | ||||||
AGCO Corp. | 23,062 | 1,233,125 | ||||||
Oshkosh Corp. | 24,847 | 1,213,776 | ||||||
Trinity Industries, Inc. | 56,136 | 1,095,213 | ||||||
Jabil Circuit, Inc. | 59,641 | 1,035,368 | ||||||
Regal Beloit Corp. | 10,189 | 656,375 | ||||||
Granite Construction, Inc. | 13,321 | 593,983 | ||||||
GATX Corp.1 | 11,812 | 542,643 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 27,054,160 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 16.0% | ||||||||
KB Home | 176,737 | 2,398,321 | ||||||
Ingram Micro, Inc. — Class A | 62,557 | 2,186,367 | ||||||
World Fuel Services Corp. | 41,544 | 1,941,351 | ||||||
GameStop Corp. — Class A1 | 54,778 | 1,796,718 | ||||||
CST Brands, Inc. | 34,276 | 1,294,605 | ||||||
Fossil Group, Inc.*,1 | 29,883 | 1,210,262 | ||||||
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. — Class A1 | 43,741 | 1,169,197 | ||||||
Office Depot, Inc.* | 186,155 | 1,094,591 | ||||||
Big Lots, Inc.1 | 21,709 | 995,575 | ||||||
Dana Holding Corp. | 75,767 | 979,667 | ||||||
Ascena Retail Group, Inc.* | 106,078 | 934,547 | ||||||
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. | 17,168 | 795,566 | ||||||
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.*,1 | 78,207 | 725,761 | ||||||
Deckers Outdoor Corp.*,1 | 11,787 | 681,406 | ||||||
Guess?, Inc.1 | 37,120 | 681,152 | ||||||
Cabela’s, Inc.* | 11,303 | 589,451 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 19,474,537 | |||||||
Financial - 14.8% | ||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. — Class A | 19,082 | 1,816,987 | ||||||
CNO Financial Group, Inc. | 64,879 | 1,191,827 | ||||||
Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. | 13,678 | 1,173,024 | ||||||
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. | 24,939 | 1,155,923 | ||||||
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. | 17,427 | 1,114,979 | ||||||
Everest Re Group Ltd. | 5,115 | 945,764 | ||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc. — Class A* | 270,975 | 929,444 | ||||||
Hancock Holding Co.1 | 34,931 | 907,158 | ||||||
Kemper Corp. | 28,033 | 867,902 | ||||||
Alleghany Corp.* | 1,656 | 863,240 | ||||||
Senior Housing Properties Trust | 47,660 | 837,863 | ||||||
WR Berkley Corp. | 12,753 | 714,168 | ||||||
First Niagara Financial Group, Inc. | 66,310 | 700,234 | ||||||
First American Financial Corp. | 19,179 | 690,828 | ||||||
Umpqua Holdings Corp. | 36,493 | 577,684 | ||||||
Associated Banc-Corp. | 31,089 | 567,064 | ||||||
FirstMerit Corp. | 25,440 | 563,750 | ||||||
Trustmark Corp. | 22,639 | 554,882 | ||||||
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. | 10,005 | 527,964 | ||||||
Stifel Financial Corp.* | 14,182 | 466,730 | ||||||
TCF Financial Corp. | 29,732 | 405,544 | ||||||
International Bancshares Corp. | 15,362 | 402,331 | ||||||
Total Financial | 17,975,290 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 13.8% | ||||||||
United States Steel Corp. | 185,995 | 3,554,365 | ||||||
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.1 | 159,285 | 2,602,717 | ||||||
Commercial Metals Co.1 | 140,259 | 2,513,441 | ||||||
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. | 32,779 | 2,424,663 | ||||||
Domtar Corp. | 47,292 | 1,827,363 | ||||||
Steel Dynamics, Inc. | 69,639 | 1,755,599 | ||||||
Carpenter Technology Corp. | 20,079 | 710,997 | ||||||
Olin Corp. | 30,693 | 668,800 | ||||||
Worthington Industries, Inc. | 16,667 | 629,179 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 16,687,124 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 11.9% | ||||||||
Community Health Systems, Inc.* | 97,122 | 1,853,087 | ||||||
United Natural Foods, Inc.* | 44,352 | 1,582,036 | ||||||
Aaron’s, Inc. | 59,237 | 1,552,602 | ||||||
Owens & Minor, Inc. | 34,571 | 1,258,039 | ||||||
ManpowerGroup, Inc. | 15,779 | 1,215,456 | ||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.*,1 | 36,546 | 1,158,142 | ||||||
RR Donnelley & Sons Co. | 59,814 | 1,040,764 | ||||||
DeVry Education Group, Inc.1 | 59,570 | 1,033,540 | ||||||
LifePoint Health, Inc.* | 14,967 | 1,011,171 | ||||||
Graham Holdings Co. — Class B | 2,056 | 979,766 | ||||||
Dean Foods Co.1 | 52,747 | 908,831 | ||||||
FTI Consulting, Inc.* | 21,996 | 886,439 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 14,479,873 | |||||||
Energy - 9.9% | ||||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.*,1 | 215,225 | 2,079,073 | ||||||
SM Energy Co.1 | 56,124 | 1,748,823 | ||||||
CONSOL Energy, Inc.1 | 95,799 | 1,441,775 | ||||||
Noble Corporation plc1 | 106,070 | 1,191,166 | ||||||
Murphy USA, Inc.* | 19,489 | 1,119,059 | ||||||
Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. | 52,301 | 1,032,945 | ||||||
Oil States International, Inc.* | 22,942 | 794,711 | ||||||
HollyFrontier Corp. | 20,685 | 736,386 | ||||||
Western Refining, Inc.1 | 26,782 | 716,686 | ||||||
NOW, Inc.*,1 | 34,214 | 617,905 | ||||||
Rowan Companies plc — Class A | 26,932 | 506,591 | ||||||
Total Energy | 11,985,120 | |||||||
20 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Utilities - 5.6% | ||||||||
Talen Energy Corp.* | 274,937 | $ | 3,205,765 | |||||
MDU Resources Group, Inc. | 59,202 | 1,187,592 | ||||||
Great Plains Energy, Inc. | 24,816 | 775,004 | ||||||
PNM Resources, Inc. | 17,754 | 562,447 | ||||||
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. | 16,402 | 536,181 | ||||||
ONE Gas, Inc. | 8,459 | 494,598 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 6,761,587 | |||||||
Technology - 3.9% | ||||||||
Computer Sciences Corp. | 47,384 | 1,569,831 | ||||||
3D Systems Corp.*,1 | 76,562 | 1,354,382 | ||||||
SYNNEX Corp. | 13,803 | 1,139,714 | ||||||
Lexmark International, Inc. — Class A | 15,975 | 616,635 | ||||||
Total Technology | 4,680,562 | |||||||
Communications - 1.7% | ||||||||
Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. | 69,768 | 2,063,040 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $114,074,635) | 121,161,293 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 75,857 | 75,857 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $75,857) | 75,857 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 19.8% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 24,026,826 | 24,026,826 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $24,026,826) | 24,026,826 | |||||||
Total Investments - 119.8% | ||||||||
(Cost $138,177,318) | $ | 145,263,976 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (19.8)% | (24,003,579 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 121,260,397 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 121,161,293 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 121,161,293 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 24,026,826 | — | — | 24,026,826 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 75,857 | — | — | 75,857 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 145,263,976 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 145,263,976 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 21 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Technology - 23.6% | ||||||||
Convergys Corp. | 536,716 | $ | 14,222,974 | |||||
Synaptics, Inc.* | 159,396 | 11,404,784 | ||||||
Ultimate Software Group, Inc.* | 54,107 | 10,636,895 | ||||||
ACI Worldwide, Inc.* | 493,435 | 9,863,766 | ||||||
j2 Global, Inc. | 153,163 | 9,728,914 | ||||||
Fortinet, Inc.* | 277,202 | 9,011,837 | ||||||
Manhattan Associates, Inc.* | 137,111 | 8,300,700 | ||||||
MAXIMUS, Inc. | 147,816 | 7,819,466 | ||||||
Fair Isaac Corp. | 71,532 | 7,633,180 | ||||||
Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* | 378,643 | 7,300,237 | ||||||
IPG Photonics Corp.* | 82,266 | 7,129,994 | ||||||
Tyler Technologies, Inc.* | 48,043 | 7,033,975 | ||||||
MSCI, Inc. — Class A | 89,044 | 6,762,001 | ||||||
Microsemi Corp.* | 195,332 | 6,600,268 | ||||||
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. | 67,709 | 5,486,460 | ||||||
DST Systems, Inc. | 43,123 | 5,204,084 | ||||||
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. | 75,818 | 4,536,949 | ||||||
Cadence Design Systems, Inc.* | 179,053 | 4,152,239 | ||||||
CDK Global, Inc. | 83,150 | 3,955,446 | ||||||
Total Technology | 146,784,169 | |||||||
Financial - 21.1% | ||||||||
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. | 364,300 | 13,930,832 | ||||||
WisdomTree Investments, Inc.1 | 1,042,595 | 11,353,860 | ||||||
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc. | 88,907 | 10,914,224 | ||||||
Old Republic International Corp. | 527,996 | 9,762,646 | ||||||
PrivateBancorp, Inc. — Class A | 202,528 | 8,427,190 | ||||||
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.1 | 197,538 | 8,158,320 | ||||||
Lamar Advertising Co. — Class A | 131,488 | 8,157,516 | ||||||
Equity One, Inc. | 279,835 | 7,919,331 | ||||||
Signature Bank* | 57,252 | 7,891,043 | ||||||
SEI Investments Co. | 156,338 | 7,516,731 | ||||||
Weingarten Realty Investors | 169,738 | 6,266,727 | ||||||
First Horizon National Corp. | 404,331 | 5,692,980 | ||||||
SVB Financial Group* | 49,144 | 5,124,736 | ||||||
CBOE Holdings, Inc. | 72,973 | 4,521,407 | ||||||
Communications Sales & Leasing, Inc. | 179,845 | 4,177,799 | ||||||
Sovran Self Storage, Inc. | 38,460 | 4,085,221 | ||||||
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. | 127,119 | 3,849,163 | ||||||
Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. | 32,190 | 3,707,322 | ||||||
Total Financial | 131,457,048 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 20.8% | ||||||||
ABIOMED, Inc.* | 146,444 | 14,225,571 | ||||||
Post Holdings, Inc.* | 167,239 | 12,014,450 | ||||||
Amsurg Corp. — Class A* | 137,223 | 11,112,319 | ||||||
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.* | 395,001 | 11,087,678 | ||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.* | 140,783 | 7,993,659 | ||||||
WhiteWave Foods Co. — Class A* | 166,053 | 6,676,991 | ||||||
Align Technology, Inc.* | 89,592 | 6,467,646 | ||||||
United Therapeutics Corp.* | 58,653 | 6,170,295 | ||||||
Service Corporation International | 209,206 | 5,579,524 | ||||||
PAREXEL International Corp.* | 90,013 | 5,499,794 | ||||||
MEDNAX, Inc.* | 77,097 | 5,496,245 | ||||||
CEB, Inc. | 88,242 | 5,443,649 | ||||||
VCA, Inc.* | 77,353 | 4,870,918 | ||||||
Gartner, Inc.* | 48,797 | 4,253,634 | ||||||
Rollins, Inc. | 138,556 | 3,723,000 | ||||||
Flowers Foods, Inc.1 | 186,518 | 3,573,685 | ||||||
STERIS plc | 50,195 | 3,547,281 | ||||||
Akorn, Inc.*,1 | 128,287 | 3,264,904 | ||||||
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.* | 40,140 | 3,181,898 | ||||||
Bio-Techne Corp. | 30,928 | 2,881,871 | ||||||
LivaNova plc*,1 | 51,891 | 2,736,212 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 129,801,224 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 19.2% | ||||||||
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. — Class A* | 543,464 | 17,961,485 | ||||||
NVR, Inc.* | 6,796 | 11,290,126 | ||||||
Vista Outdoor, Inc.* | 219,920 | 10,551,762 | ||||||
Tempur Sealy International, Inc.*,1 | 156,118 | 9,471,679 | ||||||
LKQ Corp.* | 221,522 | 7,099,780 | ||||||
Pool Corp. | 80,093 | 7,000,929 | ||||||
Wendy’s Co. | 643,172 | 6,984,848 | ||||||
Restoration Hardware Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 151,622 | 6,560,684 | ||||||
JetBlue Airways Corp.* | 308,067 | 6,096,646 | ||||||
Toll Brothers, Inc.* | 217,172 | 5,928,796 | ||||||
Alaska Air Group, Inc. | 79,048 | 5,567,351 | ||||||
Carter’s, Inc. | 42,042 | 4,484,620 | ||||||
Panera Bread Co. — Class A* | 20,749 | 4,450,453 | ||||||
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*,1 | 33,099 | 4,424,012 | ||||||
Toro Co. | 50,879 | 4,398,490 | ||||||
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. | 34,299 | 4,146,063 | ||||||
Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. | 67,129 | 3,121,499 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 119,539,223 | |||||||
Industrial - 8.3% | ||||||||
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. | 140,968 | 7,811,037 | ||||||
AO Smith Corp. | 100,074 | 7,727,714 | ||||||
Acuity Brands, Inc. | 31,392 | 7,656,195 | ||||||
Lennox International, Inc.1 | 53,658 | 7,241,147 | ||||||
Packaging Corporation of America | 97,494 | 6,325,411 | ||||||
Eagle Materials, Inc. | 83,932 | 6,221,040 | ||||||
Zebra Technologies Corp. — Class A* | 95,994 | 6,005,385 | ||||||
Cognex Corp. | 85,865 | 3,050,783 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 52,038,712 | |||||||
Communications - 6.9% | ||||||||
WebMD Health Corp. — Class A*,1 | 260,305 | 16,331,535 | ||||||
ARRIS International plc* | 447,409 | 10,187,503 | ||||||
AMC Networks, Inc. — Class A* | 127,859 | 8,340,243 | ||||||
Ciena Corp.* | 250,919 | 4,222,967 |
22 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
FactSet Research Systems, Inc. | 27,447 | $ | 4,137,635 | |||||
Total Communications | 43,219,883 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $611,324,953) | 622,840,259 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 464,191 | 464,191 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $464,191) | 464,191 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 9.1% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 56,472,347 | 56,472,347 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $56,472,347) | 56,472,347 | |||||||
Total Investments - 109.1% | ||||||||
(Cost $668,261,491) | $ | 679,776,797 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (9.1)% | (56,604,421 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 623,172,376 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 622,840,259 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 622,840,259 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 56,472,347 | — | — | 56,472,347 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 464,191 | — | — | 464,191 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 679,776,797 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 679,776,797 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 23 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.9% | ||||||||
Industrial - 27.5% | ||||||||
SPX Corp. | 179,675 | $ | 2,892,767 | |||||
Orion Marine Group, Inc.*,1 | 444,820 | 2,597,749 | ||||||
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.* | 217,453 | 2,570,294 | ||||||
LSB Industries, Inc.* | 194,753 | 2,562,949 | ||||||
TimkenSteel Corp.1 | 191,629 | 2,441,353 | ||||||
Chart Industries, Inc.* | 86,081 | 2,215,725 | ||||||
Checkpoint Systems, Inc.* | 200,508 | 2,029,141 | ||||||
Sanmina Corp.* | 83,591 | 1,976,927 | ||||||
MYR Group, Inc.* | 76,778 | 1,958,607 | ||||||
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.* | 91,252 | 1,772,114 | ||||||
Celadon Group, Inc. | 172,769 | 1,739,784 | ||||||
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.* | 41,599 | 1,661,464 | ||||||
ArcBest Corp. | 85,267 | 1,627,747 | ||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*,1 | 137,525 | 1,614,544 | ||||||
Greenbrier Companies, Inc.1 | 52,206 | 1,565,658 | ||||||
Bel Fuse, Inc. — Class B | 90,763 | 1,512,112 | ||||||
Saia, Inc.* | 50,833 | 1,470,090 | ||||||
TTM Technologies, Inc.* | 217,806 | 1,420,095 | ||||||
Olympic Steel, Inc. | 62,535 | 1,414,542 | ||||||
Plexus Corp.* | 31,070 | 1,297,483 | ||||||
Briggs & Stratton Corp. | 58,622 | 1,241,028 | ||||||
SPX FLOW, Inc.* | 40,272 | 1,206,549 | ||||||
Hub Group, Inc. — Class A* | 26,741 | 1,030,063 | ||||||
Powell Industries, Inc. | 30,741 | 956,660 | ||||||
Echo Global Logistics, Inc.* | 40,010 | 935,034 | ||||||
AAR Corp. | 34,493 | 829,212 | ||||||
Boise Cascade Co.* | 39,187 | 817,833 | ||||||
Tidewater, Inc.1 | 86,873 | 761,007 | ||||||
Aegion Corp. — Class A* | 34,197 | 726,002 | ||||||
EMCOR Group, Inc. | 14,768 | 715,953 | ||||||
Kaman Corp. | 14,988 | 630,845 | ||||||
Marten Transport Ltd. | 29,061 | 542,278 | ||||||
Haynes International, Inc. | 13,166 | 494,120 | ||||||
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. | 10,019 | 459,171 | ||||||
Astec Industries, Inc. | 9,311 | 450,652 | ||||||
Tredegar Corp. | 25,312 | 403,980 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 50,541,532 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 25.2% | ||||||||
SkyWest, Inc. | 101,829 | 2,392,982 | ||||||
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp. | 195,177 | 2,359,690 | ||||||
Tuesday Morning Corp.* | 224,799 | 1,951,255 | ||||||
Stage Stores, Inc.1 | 262,300 | 1,930,528 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble Education, Inc.* | 194,478 | 1,820,314 | ||||||
EZCORP, Inc. — Class A* | 362,983 | 1,796,766 | ||||||
Finish Line, Inc. — Class A | 90,192 | 1,781,292 | ||||||
Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*,1 | 207,295 | 1,757,862 | ||||||
Tailored Brands, Inc. | 97,536 | 1,699,077 | ||||||
Genesco, Inc.* | 24,419 | 1,689,306 | ||||||
ScanSource, Inc.* | 40,831 | 1,661,004 | ||||||
Veritiv Corp.*,1 | 37,394 | 1,533,902 | ||||||
Ruby Tuesday, Inc.* | 334,727 | 1,472,799 | ||||||
VOXX International Corp. — Class A* | 323,229 | 1,451,298 | ||||||
Barnes & Noble, Inc. | 108,758 | 1,277,907 | ||||||
Zumiez, Inc.*,1 | 74,429 | 1,248,919 | ||||||
Essendant, Inc. | 39,643 | 1,220,608 | ||||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc.* | 63,900 | 1,217,295 | ||||||
Cash America International, Inc. | 32,042 | 1,184,272 | ||||||
Titan International, Inc.1 | 161,524 | 1,070,904 | ||||||
Fred’s, Inc. — Class A1 | 71,927 | 1,055,169 | ||||||
Group 1 Automotive, Inc. | 15,702 | 1,033,820 | ||||||
Sonic Automotive, Inc. — Class A | 55,034 | 1,032,438 | ||||||
Superior Industries International, Inc. | 38,417 | 1,003,452 | ||||||
Kirkland’s, Inc. | 58,171 | 955,168 | ||||||
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 60,524 | 902,413 | ||||||
Children’s Place, Inc. | 11,556 | 900,328 | ||||||
Stein Mart, Inc. | 117,618 | 851,554 | ||||||
Caleres, Inc. | 30,554 | 770,266 | ||||||
Biglari Holdings, Inc.* | 1,837 | 686,928 | ||||||
Arctic Cat, Inc.1 | 41,110 | 683,659 | ||||||
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. | 31,461 | 596,186 | ||||||
Regis Corp.* | 41,950 | 573,457 | ||||||
Movado Group, Inc. | 19,087 | 538,444 | ||||||
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*,1 | 18,977 | 519,400 | ||||||
Vera Bradley, Inc.*,1 | 29,581 | 518,851 | ||||||
Express, Inc.* | 28,349 | 515,385 | ||||||
Daktronics, Inc. | 48,903 | 425,456 | ||||||
Unifi, Inc.* | 15,337 | 395,081 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 46,475,435 | |||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 15.1% | ||||||||
Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 177,594 | 2,610,631 | ||||||
Seneca Foods Corp. — Class A* | 77,709 | 2,532,536 | ||||||
Kelly Services, Inc. — Class A | 133,820 | 2,511,801 | ||||||
SpartanNash Co. | 86,006 | 2,382,366 | ||||||
Magellan Health, Inc.* | 27,021 | 1,903,900 | ||||||
Darling Ingredients, Inc.* | 128,365 | 1,860,009 | ||||||
Andersons, Inc. | 48,509 | 1,625,537 | ||||||
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. | 106,270 | 1,568,545 | ||||||
ABM Industries, Inc. | 41,539 | 1,336,310 | ||||||
Universal Corp.1 | 21,740 | 1,185,917 | ||||||
CDI Corp. | 158,002 | 1,129,714 | ||||||
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.1 | 281,257 | 1,110,965 | ||||||
Select Medical Holdings Corp.* | 80,215 | 1,073,277 | ||||||
Sanderson Farms, Inc. | 10,642 | 976,297 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co. — Class A* | 46,407 | 755,970 | ||||||
AngioDynamics, Inc.* | 61,144 | 749,014 | ||||||
Green Dot Corp. — Class A* | 26,691 | 593,341 | ||||||
Viad Corp. | 17,172 | 510,867 | ||||||
PharMerica Corp.* | 16,601 | 392,448 | ||||||
Healthways, Inc.* | 32,758 | 381,631 | ||||||
Invacare Corp.1 | 32,878 | 369,549 | ||||||
Central Garden & Pet Co.* | 14,035 | 228,349 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 27,788,974 | |||||||
24 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE VALUE ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Energy - 10.9% | ||||||||
Exterran Corp.* | 143,446 | $ | 2,194,724 | |||||
Archrock, Inc. | 219,265 | 2,159,761 | ||||||
Atwood Oceanics, Inc.1 | 212,929 | 2,056,894 | ||||||
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.* | 216,380 | 1,867,360 | ||||||
SunCoke Energy, Inc. | 202,049 | 1,501,224 | ||||||
Green Plains, Inc. | 78,548 | 1,421,719 | ||||||
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. | 168,644 | 1,266,516 | ||||||
SEACOR Holdings, Inc.* | 19,401 | 1,140,197 | ||||||
Era Group, Inc.* | 118,880 | 1,132,926 | ||||||
Newpark Resources, Inc.* | 221,232 | 1,033,153 | ||||||
Bristow Group, Inc.1 | 41,507 | 951,340 | ||||||
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc.*,1 | 380,386 | 840,653 | ||||||
Pioneer Energy Services Corp.* | �� | 266,749 | 829,589 | |||||
Rex Energy Corp.*,1 | 624,140 | 630,381 | ||||||
REX American Resources Corp.*,1 | 10,705 | 582,031 | ||||||
Basic Energy Services, Inc.*,1 | 119,144 | 381,261 | ||||||
Total Energy | 19,989,729 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 7.3% | ||||||||
Century Aluminum Co.*,1 | 662,905 | 5,846,823 | ||||||
PH Glatfelter Co. | 79,138 | 1,814,634 | ||||||
Chemours Co. | 182,555 | 1,664,902 | ||||||
Materion Corp. | 40,464 | 1,173,051 | ||||||
Clearwater Paper Corp.* | 12,461 | 744,420 | ||||||
A. Schulman, Inc. | 24,264 | 676,723 | ||||||
Innophos Holdings, Inc. | 16,985 | 627,766 | ||||||
Stepan Co. | 8,704 | 533,468 | ||||||
Intrepid Potash, Inc.* | 289,283 | 370,282 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 13,452,069 | |||||||
Financial - 7.3% | ||||||||
Enova International, Inc.* | 233,018 | 2,052,888 | ||||||
World Acceptance Corp.* | 29,697 | 1,288,552 | ||||||
Piper Jaffray Cos.* | 29,510 | 1,230,862 | ||||||
First BanCorp* | 309,724 | 1,207,924 | ||||||
Calamos Asset Management, Inc. — Class A | 139,965 | 1,153,312 | ||||||
OFG Bancorp | 118,342 | 1,044,960 | ||||||
INTL FCStone, Inc.* | 37,012 | 1,010,428 | ||||||
Capstead Mortgage Corp. | 78,943 | 767,326 | ||||||
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp. | 9,395 | 753,103 | ||||||
Encore Capital Group, Inc.*,1 | 25,125 | 707,269 | ||||||
Stewart Information Services Corp. | 17,407 | 606,112 | ||||||
Navigators Group, Inc.* | 7,048 | 582,235 | ||||||
Horace Mann Educators Corp. | 18,658 | 580,264 | ||||||
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co. | 31,110 | 435,540 | ||||||
Total Financial | 13,420,775 | |||||||
Communications - 3.7% | ||||||||
Anixter International, Inc.* | 20,342 | 1,267,307 | ||||||
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. | 46,330 | 1,121,186 | ||||||
Iridium Communications, Inc.*,1 | 116,514 | 940,268 | ||||||
Black Box Corp. | 62,191 | 909,232 | ||||||
FTD Companies, Inc.* | 29,391 | 817,364 | ||||||
Gannett Company, Inc. | 35,908 | 605,050 | ||||||
Scholastic Corp. | 12,731 | 463,154 | ||||||
Blucora, Inc.* | 52,842 | 423,264 | ||||||
Sizmek, Inc.*,1 | 116,320 | 308,248 | ||||||
Total Communications | 6,855,073 | |||||||
Technology - 2.9% | ||||||||
Insight Enterprises, Inc.* | 57,142 | 1,411,979 | ||||||
Ciber, Inc.* | 554,892 | 1,287,349 | ||||||
ManTech International Corp. — Class A | 26,204 | 885,695 | ||||||
CACI International, Inc. — Class A* | 5,377 | 516,999 | ||||||
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.* | 45,448 | 487,202 | ||||||
Engility Holdings, Inc.*,1 | 24,010 | 472,277 | ||||||
Brooks Automation, Inc. | 33,934 | 321,016 | ||||||
Total Technology | 5,382,517 | |||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $174,273,930) | 183,906,104 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 256,376 | 256,376 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $256,376) | 256,376 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 11.8% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 21,800,024 | 21,800,024 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $21,800,024) | 21,800,024 | |||||||
Total Investments - 111.8% | ||||||||
(Cost $196,330,330) | $ | 205,962,504 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (11.8)% | (21,770,605 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 184,191,899 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 25 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE VALUE ETF |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 183,906,104 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 183,906,104 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 21,800,024 | — | — | 21,800,024 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 256,376 | — | — | 256,376 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 205,962,504 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 205,962,504 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
26 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 100.0% | ||||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 33.9% | ||||||||
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. — Class B*,1 | 28,498 | $ | 3,444,554 | |||||
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 152,383 | 2,614,892 | ||||||
LendingTree, Inc.*,1 | 22,340 | 1,998,760 | ||||||
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.* | 55,681 | 1,977,233 | ||||||
Depomed, Inc.*,1 | 108,583 | 1,887,172 | ||||||
Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.*,1 | 59,458 | 1,777,794 | ||||||
Emergent BioSolutions, Inc.* | 44,963 | 1,731,975 | ||||||
NuVasive, Inc.* | 30,985 | 1,640,346 | ||||||
MiMedx Group, Inc.*,1 | 214,952 | 1,618,589 | ||||||
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.1 | 29,729 | 1,509,044 | ||||||
On Assignment, Inc.* | 41,807 | 1,507,561 | ||||||
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.* | 120,998 | 1,504,005 | ||||||
Almost Family, Inc.* | �� | 35,473 | 1,490,221 | |||||
Masimo Corp.* | 34,195 | 1,482,353 | ||||||
Cynosure, Inc. — Class A* | 29,966 | 1,466,536 | ||||||
NutriSystem, Inc. | 65,590 | 1,444,292 | ||||||
Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.* | 27,387 | 1,324,161 | ||||||
Cambrex Corp.* | 27,290 | 1,316,470 | ||||||
Cantel Medical Corp. | 19,276 | 1,291,299 | ||||||
Repligen Corp.* | 48,150 | 1,282,716 | ||||||
Vascular Solutions, Inc.* | 34,771 | 1,215,246 | ||||||
Helen of Troy Ltd.* | 11,916 | 1,185,999 | ||||||
TrueBlue, Inc.* | 62,511 | 1,168,331 | ||||||
Nektar Therapeutics*,1 | 72,354 | 1,134,511 | ||||||
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*,1 | 73,208 | 1,101,780 | ||||||
Merit Medical Systems, Inc.* | 51,163 | 1,036,051 | ||||||
Calavo Growers, Inc. | 17,935 | 1,025,344 | ||||||
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. | 50,944 | 1,005,125 | ||||||
LHC Group, Inc.* | 24,214 | 976,793 | ||||||
Neogen Corp.* | 20,268 | 957,460 | ||||||
Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. | 13,745 | 951,429 | ||||||
B&G Foods, Inc.1 | 22,215 | 915,480 | ||||||
US Physical Therapy, Inc. | 18,156 | 905,258 | ||||||
Lannett Company, Inc.*,1 | 44,914 | 861,451 | ||||||
Korn/Ferry International | 31,701 | 860,365 | ||||||
Matthews International Corp. — Class A | 16,304 | 858,243 | ||||||
Natus Medical, Inc.* | 25,932 | 826,453 | ||||||
SurModics, Inc.* | 39,850 | 801,782 | ||||||
Chemed Corp. | 6,145 | 797,498 | ||||||
Luminex Corp.* | 38,826 | 780,403 | ||||||
Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | 19,157 | 725,092 | ||||||
CorVel Corp.* | 15,136 | 684,147 | ||||||
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.* | 9,311 | 659,405 | ||||||
WD-40 Co. | 6,439 | 658,710 | ||||||
Impax Laboratories, Inc.* | 16,087 | 536,501 | ||||||
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.* | 15,671 | 405,095 | ||||||
Phibro Animal Health Corp. — Class A | 14,162 | 293,720 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 57,637,645 | |||||||
Financial - 21.6% | ||||||||
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. | 118,700 | 2,193,576 | ||||||
Opus Bank | 60,539 | 2,186,669 | ||||||
CoreSite Realty Corp. | 28,295 | 2,120,144 | ||||||
Home BancShares, Inc. | 42,257 | 1,816,629 | ||||||
Ameris Bancorp | 54,452 | 1,709,793 | ||||||
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. | 85,149 | 1,499,475 | ||||||
BofI Holding, Inc.*,1 | 73,571 | 1,498,641 | ||||||
Employers Holdings, Inc. | 50,332 | 1,494,860 | ||||||
Talmer Bancorp, Inc. — Class A | 76,329 | 1,480,783 | ||||||
Walker & Dunlop, Inc.* | 64,495 | 1,422,115 | ||||||
Hanmi Financial Corp. | 56,289 | 1,301,402 | ||||||
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. | 26,360 | 1,296,121 | ||||||
Simmons First National Corp. — Class A | 27,083 | 1,264,776 | ||||||
Education Realty Trust, Inc. | 31,131 | 1,238,080 | ||||||
Acadia Realty Trust | 35,988 | 1,212,796 | ||||||
Bank Mutual Corp. | 146,242 | 1,181,635 | ||||||
Evercore Partners, Inc. — Class A | 22,407 | 1,157,097 | ||||||
Northfield Bancorp, Inc. | 71,605 | 1,135,655 | ||||||
Four Corners Property Trust, Inc. | 59,157 | 1,050,036 | ||||||
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.1 | 21,190 | 1,044,243 | ||||||
HFF, Inc. — Class A | 31,791 | 1,011,908 | ||||||
AMERISAFE, Inc. | 16,967 | 914,182 | ||||||
Financial Engines, Inc.1 | 28,044 | 903,297 | ||||||
LegacyTexas Financial Group, Inc. | 34,564 | 852,348 | ||||||
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. | 53,657 | 838,122 | ||||||
RLI Corp. | 12,469 | 775,322 | ||||||
Banner Corp. | 17,331 | 741,420 | ||||||
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.1 | 21,497 | 696,073 | ||||||
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. | 32,788 | 644,940 | ||||||
Total Financial | 36,682,138 | |||||||
Industrial - 18.0% | ||||||||
PGT, Inc.* | 220,739 | 2,311,137 | ||||||
Fabrinet* | 71,885 | 2,298,162 | ||||||
Headwaters, Inc.* | 107,706 | 2,155,197 | ||||||
US Concrete, Inc.*,1 | 30,097 | 1,858,791 | ||||||
TASER International, Inc.*,1 | 93,706 | 1,711,072 | ||||||
Dycom Industries, Inc.*,1 | 23,750 | 1,676,750 | ||||||
II-VI, Inc.* | 77,899 | 1,625,752 | ||||||
Universal Forest Products, Inc. | 18,939 | 1,451,674 | ||||||
Lydall, Inc.* | 37,689 | 1,386,578 | ||||||
Griffon Corp.1 | 84,884 | 1,342,016 | ||||||
Drew Industries, Inc. | 19,377 | 1,256,211 | ||||||
AZZ, Inc. | 22,781 | 1,251,133 | ||||||
US Ecology, Inc. | 26,289 | 1,183,794 | ||||||
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. | 35,669 | 1,051,879 | ||||||
John Bean Technologies Corp. | 19,786 | 1,031,642 | ||||||
Trex Company, Inc.* | 19,227 | 912,321 | ||||||
Sturm Ruger & Company, Inc.1 | 13,961 | 893,923 | ||||||
Methode Electronics, Inc. | 29,062 | 864,014 | ||||||
Matson, Inc. | 20,709 | 805,166 | ||||||
AAON, Inc. | 30,073 | 797,536 | ||||||
Proto Labs, Inc.*,1 | 12,614 | 754,696 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 27 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE GROWTH ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Exponent, Inc. | 15,105 | $ | 752,833 | |||||
Apogee Enterprises, Inc. | 17,702 | 733,571 | ||||||
OSI Systems, Inc.* | 7,806 | 397,247 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 30,503,095 | |||||||
Technology - 9.7% | ||||||||
Cirrus Logic, Inc.*,1 | 56,316 | 2,033,007 | ||||||
Ebix, Inc.1 | 37,682 | 1,813,258 | ||||||
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.* | 39,604 | 1,353,665 | ||||||
Blackbaud, Inc. | 21,535 | 1,330,217 | ||||||
ExlService Holdings, Inc.* | 25,582 | 1,237,912 | ||||||
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. | 18,104 | 1,130,052 | ||||||
Cray, Inc.* | 26,440 | 1,001,283 | ||||||
Tessera Technologies, Inc. | 34,001 | 976,509 | ||||||
Medidata Solutions, Inc.* | 21,890 | 955,061 | ||||||
Kopin Corp.* | 535,267 | 888,543 | ||||||
Virtusa Corp.* | 23,047 | 819,090 | ||||||
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.* | 25,541 | 793,559 | ||||||
Rambus, Inc.* | 61,514 | 714,793 | ||||||
CEVA, Inc.* | 29,418 | 678,379 | ||||||
Omnicell, Inc.* | 21,291 | 678,331 | ||||||
Total Technology | 16,403,659 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 9.4% | ||||||||
Meritage Homes Corp.* | 62,021 | 2,110,574 | ||||||
Installed Building Products, Inc.* | 65,046 | 1,728,923 | ||||||
Lithia Motors, Inc. — Class A | 16,376 | 1,359,536 | ||||||
American Woodmark Corp.* | 17,293 | 1,259,622 | ||||||
Allegiant Travel Co. — Class A | 6,982 | 1,121,100 | ||||||
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.* | 25,204 | 1,060,332 | ||||||
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.* | 48,125 | 914,375 | ||||||
Interface, Inc. — Class A | 52,424 | 892,256 | ||||||
Francesca’s Holdings Corp.* | 53,243 | 883,834 | ||||||
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. | 54,353 | 863,126 | ||||||
Gentherm, Inc.* | 22,395 | 822,792 | ||||||
Papa John’s International, Inc. | 14,510 | 821,121 | ||||||
Boyd Gaming Corp.* | 43,798 | 816,395 | ||||||
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.* | 14,932 | 802,744 | ||||||
Sonic Corp. | 14,913 | 512,560 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 15,969,290 | |||||||
Communications - 4.4% | ||||||||
LogMeIn, Inc.* | 30,008 | 1,791,479 | ||||||
Stamps.com, Inc.*,1 | 15,759 | 1,297,911 | ||||||
8x8, Inc.* | 95,010 | 1,077,413 | ||||||
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. — Class A | 60,786 | 1,011,479 | ||||||
NIC, Inc. | 43,033 | 762,114 | ||||||
HealthStream, Inc.* | 30,911 | 699,207 | ||||||
Blue Nile, Inc. | 19,748 | 509,103 | ||||||
General Communication, Inc. — Class A* | 22,797 | 385,269 | ||||||
Total Communications | 7,533,975 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 2.0% | ||||||||
Balchem Corp. | 18,613 | 1,142,094 | ||||||
Innospec, Inc. | 19,215 | 929,237 | ||||||
Deltic Timber Corp. | 11,188 | 699,250 | ||||||
Aceto Corp.1 | 29,402 | 659,487 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 3,430,068 | |||||||
Energy - 0.5% | ||||||||
Synergy Resources Corp.*,1 | 128,194 | 925,561 | ||||||
Utilities - 0.5% | ||||||||
Piedmont Natural Gas Company, Inc. | 14,123 | 844,555 | ||||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $173,812,738) | 169,929,986 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.0% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 54,093 | 54,093 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $54,093) | 54,093 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 15.3% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 26,055,389 | 26,055,389 | ||||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $26,055,389) | 26,055,389 | |||||||
Total Investments - 115.3% | ||||||||
(Cost $199,922,220) | $ | 196,039,468 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (15.3)% | (26,026,073 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 170,013,395 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
28 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE GROWTH ETF |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 169,929,986 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 169,929,986 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 26,055,389 | — | — | 26,055,389 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 54,093 | — | — | 54,093 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 196,039,468 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 196,039,468 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 29 |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
| Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | ||||||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $—, $50,729,089, $48,183,774 and $23,399,427 of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 602,264,791 | $ | 820,445,636 | $ | 1,868,294,854 | $ | 145,263,976 | ||||||||
Cash | — | 1,348 | 6,193 | 1,698 | ||||||||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||||||
Securities lending | — | 35,348 | 9,936 | 10,978 | ||||||||||||
Dividends and interest | 753,789 | 654,650 | 693,813 | 39,809 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 603,018,580 | 821,136,982 | 1,869,004,796 | 145,316,461 | ||||||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Return of securities loaned | — | 52,015,507 | 49,238,062 | 24,026,826 | ||||||||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 99,766 | 211,908 | 545,098 | 29,238 | ||||||||||||
Total liabilities | 99,766 | 52,227,415 | 49,783,160 | 24,056,064 | ||||||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 602,918,814 | $ | 768,909,567 | $ | 1,819,221,636 | $ | 121,260,397 | ||||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 631,448,903 | $ | 864,310,612 | $ | 1,756,708,375 | $ | 125,386,108 | ||||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | 929,499 | 296,177 | (3,188,291 | ) | 51,861 | |||||||||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (90,618,896 | ) | (75,258,189 | ) | (50,690,358 | ) | (11,264,230 | ) | ||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 61,159,308 | (20,439,033 | ) | 116,391,910 | 7,086,658 | |||||||||||
Net assets | $ | 602,918,814 | $ | 768,909,567 | $ | 1,819,221,636 | $ | 121,260,397 | ||||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 4,150,785 | 14,802,836 | 23,100,299 | 2,300,499 | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 145.25 | $ | 51.94 | $ | 78.75 | $ | 52.71 | ||||||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 541,105,483 | $ | 840,884,669 | $ | 1,751,902,944 | $ | 138,177,318 |
30 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
| Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | |||||||||
Assets: | ||||||||||||
Investments, at value* — including $55,082,424, $21,141,090 and $25,474,272 of securities loaned, respectively | $ | 679,776,797 | $ | 205,962,504 | $ | 196,039,468 | ||||||
Receivables: | ||||||||||||
Fund shares sold | 425 | — | — | |||||||||
Investments sold | — | — | 2,178,357 | |||||||||
Securities lending | 11,493 | 15,674 | 40,480 | |||||||||
Dividends and interest | 36,972 | 60,883 | 47,073 | |||||||||
Tax reclaims | — | 1,306 | 250 | |||||||||
Total assets | 679,825,687 | 206,040,367 | 198,305,628 | |||||||||
Liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Return of securities loaned | 56,472,347 | 21,800,024 | 26,055,389 | |||||||||
Payable for: | ||||||||||||
Investments purchased | — | — | 2,186,517 | |||||||||
Management fees | 180,964 | 48,444 | 50,327 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 56,653,311 | 21,848,468 | 28,292,233 | |||||||||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | — | — | |||||||||
Net assets | $ | 623,172,376 | $ | 184,191,899 | $ | 170,013,395 | ||||||
Net assets consist of: | ||||||||||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 622,312,685 | $ | 201,353,268 | $ | 196,844,621 | ||||||
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income | (581,333 | ) | 51,751 | (177,283 | ) | |||||||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (10,074,282 | ) | (26,845,294 | ) | (22,771,191 | ) | ||||||
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | 11,515,306 | 9,632,174 | (3,882,752 | ) | ||||||||
Net assets | $ | 623,172,376 | $ | 184,191,899 | $ | 170,013,395 | ||||||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 5,150,021 | 3,050,040 | 2,150,004 | |||||||||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 121.00 | $ | 60.39 | $ | 79.08 | ||||||
*Cost of investments | $ | 668,261,491 | $ | 196,330,330 | $ | 199,922,220 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 31 |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
| Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | ||||||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||||||
Dividends | $ | 6,668,090 | $ | 10,991,722 | $ | 12,577,724 | $ | 953,244 | ||||||||
Income from securities lending | — | 41,377 | 10,594 | 12,774 | ||||||||||||
Interest | 324 | 518 | 826 | 93 | ||||||||||||
Total investment income | 6,668,414 | 11,033,617 | 12,589,144 | 966,111 | ||||||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Management fees | 568,561 | 1,322,939 | 3,666,704 | 166,355 | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 568,561 | 1,322,939 | 3,666,704 | 166,355 | ||||||||||||
Net investment income | 6,099,853 | 9,710,678 | 8,922,440 | 799,756 | ||||||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (1,298,889 | ) | (72,489,192 | ) | (166,351,223 | ) | (12,360,587 | ) | ||||||||
In-kind redemptions | 13,711,368 | 20,180,659 | 117,469,790 | 5,994,342 | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) | 12,412,479 | (52,308,533 | ) | (48,881,433 | ) | (6,366,245 | ) | |||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||||||
Investments | (14,551,574 | ) | 34,659,835 | (89,350,746 | ) | 8,889,100 | ||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (2,139,095 | ) | (17,648,698 | ) | (138,232,179 | ) | 2,522,855 | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 3,960,758 | $ | (7,938,020 | ) | $ | (129,309,739 | ) | $ | 3,322,611 |
32 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)(concluded) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
| Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | |||||||||
Investment Income: | ||||||||||||
Dividends, net of foreign taxes withheld* | $ | 2,909,197 | $ | 902,136 | $ | 1,632,372 | ||||||
Income from securities lending | 11,824 | 17,084 | 44,218 | |||||||||
Interest | 237 | 75 | 37 | |||||||||
Total investment income | 2,921,258 | 919,295 | 1,676,627 | |||||||||
Expenses: | ||||||||||||
Management fees | 1,185,304 | 256,471 | 360,562 | |||||||||
Total expenses | 1,185,304 | 256,471 | 360,562 | |||||||||
Net investment income | 1,735,954 | 662,824 | 1,316,065 | |||||||||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): | ||||||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (37,418,373 | ) | (20,799,746 | ) | (28,182,754 | ) | ||||||
In-kind redemptions | 35,188,861 | 15,701,178 | 6,734,135 | |||||||||
Net realized loss | (2,229,512 | ) | (5,098,568 | ) | (21,448,619 | ) | ||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||||||||||
Investments | (49,768,353 | ) | 14,525,625 | (1,012,206 | ) | |||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) | (51,997,865 | ) | 9,427,057 | (22,460,825 | ) | |||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | (50,261,911 | ) | $ | 10,089,881 | $ | (21,144,760 | ) | ||||
* Foreign taxes withheld | $ | — | $ | 1,741 | $ | 81 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 33 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
| Guggenheim S&P 500® | Guggenheim S&P 500® | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 6,099,853 | $ | 11,229,034 | $ | 9,710,678 | $ | 21,342,768 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | 12,412,479 | 52,721,047 | (52,308,533 | ) | 85,264,523 | |||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (14,551,574 | ) | (33,501,768 | ) | 34,659,835 | (123,793,479 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | 3,960,758 | 30,448,313 | (7,938,020 | ) | (17,186,188 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (6,031,598 | ) | (11,355,966 | ) | (9,663,997 | ) | (22,046,039 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 158,330,877 | 49,329,473 | 321,693,493 | 437,829,978 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (49,605,194 | ) | (170,955,031 | ) | (348,211,132 | ) | (860,630,837 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | 108,725,683 | (121,625,558 | ) | (26,517,639 | ) | (422,800,859 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | 106,654,843 | (102,533,211 | ) | (44,119,656 | ) | (462,033,086 | ) | |||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 496,263,971 | 598,797,182 | 813,029,223 | 1,275,062,309 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 602,918,814 | $ | 496,263,971 | $ | 768,909,567 | $ | 813,029,223 | ||||||||
Undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | 929,499 | $ | 861,244 | $ | 296,177 | $ | 249,496 | ||||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,100,000 | 350,000 | 6,600,000 | 8,200,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (350,000 | ) | (1,200,000 | ) | (7,600,000 | ) | (15,950,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | 750,000 | (850,000 | ) | (1,000,000 | ) | (7,750,000 | ) |
34 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
| Guggenheim S&P 500® | Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 8,922,440 | $ | 13,162,229 | $ | 799,756 | $ | 1,892,083 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (48,881,433 | ) | 79,728,627 | (6,366,245 | ) | 9,487,503 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (89,350,746 | ) | 20,956,005 | 8,889,100 | (13,390,444 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (129,309,739 | ) | 113,846,861 | 3,322,611 | (2,010,858 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (12,110,731 | ) | (12,287,095 | ) | (813,104 | ) | (1,909,844 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 349,471,369 | 752,877,885 | 45,422,102 | 42,976,874 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (727,414,808 | ) | (308,368,180 | ) | (30,813,656 | ) | (53,544,609 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (377,943,439 | ) | 444,509,705 | 14,608,446 | (10,567,735 | ) | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (519,363,909 | ) | 546,069,471 | 17,117,953 | (14,488,437 | ) | ||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 2,338,585,545 | 1,792,516,074 | 104,142,444 | 118,630,881 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 1,819,221,636 | $ | 2,338,585,545 | $ | 121,260,397 | $ | 104,142,444 | ||||||||
(Distributions in excess of) undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | (3,188,291 | ) | $ | — | $ | 51,861 | $ | 65,209 | |||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 4,300,000 | 9,350,000 | 900,000 | 800,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (9,400,000 | ) | (3,850,000 | ) | (650,000 | ) | (1,000,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (5,100,000 | ) | 5,500,000 | 250,000 | (200,000 | ) |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 35 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued) |
| Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® | Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® | ||||||||||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Period Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,735,954 | $ | 4,023,714 | $ | 662,824 | $ | 1,951,573 | ||||||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (2,229,512 | ) | 38,311,360 | (5,098,568 | ) | 7,972,396 | ||||||||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (49,768,353 | ) | (13,305,481 | ) | 14,525,625 | (21,140,206 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (50,261,911 | ) | 29,029,593 | 10,089,881 | (11,216,237 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (2,317,287 | ) | (4,173,726 | ) | (625,281 | ) | (1,976,663 | ) | ||||||||
Return of capital | — | (467,016 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (2,317,287 | ) | (4,640,742 | ) | (625,281 | ) | (1,976,663 | ) | ||||||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 122,623,270 | 206,271,851 | 83,519,575 | 50,291,876 | ||||||||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (216,743,778 | ) | (206,731,035 | ) | (58,982,437 | ) | (58,898,695 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (94,120,508 | ) | (459,184 | ) | 24,537,138 | (8,606,819 | ) | |||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (146,699,706 | ) | 23,929,667 | 34,001,738 | (21,799,719 | ) | ||||||||||
Net assets: | ||||||||||||||||
Beginning of period | 769,872,082 | 745,942,415 | 150,190,161 | 171,989,880 | ||||||||||||
End of period | $ | 623,172,376 | $ | 769,872,082 | $ | 184,191,899 | $ | 150,190,161 | ||||||||
(Distributions in excess of) undistributed net investment income at end of period | $ | (581,333 | ) | $ | — | $ | 51,751 | $ | 14,208 | |||||||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Shares sold | 1,000,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,550,000 | 800,000 | ||||||||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,850,000 | ) | (1,650,000 | ) | (1,100,000 | ) | (950,000 | ) | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (850,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | 450,000 | (150,000 | ) |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (concluded) |
| Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® | |||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended | ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 1,316,065 | $ | 849,033 | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on investments | (21,448,619 | ) | 12,944,793 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (1,012,206 | ) | (13,529,320 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | (21,144,760 | ) | 264,506 | |||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (1,493,348 | ) | (849,033 | ) | ||||
Return of capital | — | (5,968 | ) | |||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1,493,348 | ) | (855,001 | ) | ||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 50,424,025 | 188,816,454 | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (83,705,556 | ) | (67,016,341 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (33,281,531 | ) | 121,800,113 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (55,919,639 | ) | 121,209,618 | |||||
Net assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 225,933,034 | 104,723,416 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 170,013,395 | $ | 225,933,034 | ||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period | $ | (177,283 | ) | $ | — | |||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 600,000 | 2,150,000 | ||||||
Shares redeemed | (1,100,000 | ) | (800,000 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (500,000 | ) | 1,350,000 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 37 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® TOP 50 ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 145.93 | $ | 140.87 | $ | 123.06 | $ | 104.06 | $ | 89.97 | $ | 85.16 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 1.52 | 3.00 | 2.74 | 2.56 | 2.17 | 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (0.70 | ) | 5.09 | 17.82 | 19.05 | 14.02 | 4.74 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 0.82 | 8.09 | 20.56 | 21.61 | 16.19 | 6.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (1.50 | ) | (3.03 | ) | (2.75 | ) | (2.61 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (1.80 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (1.50 | ) | (3.03 | ) | (2.75 | ) | (2.61 | ) | (2.10 | ) | (1.80 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 145.25 | $ | 145.93 | $ | 140.87 | $ | 123.06 | $ | 104.06 | $ | 89.97 | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 0.57 | % | 5.87 | % | 16.86 | % | 21.07 | % | 18.11 | % | 7.80 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 602,919 | $ | 496,264 | $ | 598,797 | $ | 523,123 | $ | 624,468 | $ | 454,409 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.15 | %c | 2.11 | % | 2.08 | % | 2.28 | % | 2.19 | % | 2.08 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.20 | %c | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | 0.20 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 4 | % | 8 | % | 6 | % | 8 | % | 7 | % | 6 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
38 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE VALUE ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 51.45 | $ | 54.14 | $ | 46.51 | $ | 32.26 | $ | 28.38 | $ | 25.95 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.62 | 1.12 | 0.90 | 0.67 | 0.48 | 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.47 | (2.70 | ) | 7.50 | 14.18 | 3.89 | 2.40 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.09 | (1.58 | ) | 8.40 | 14.85 | 4.37 | 2.82 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.60 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.60 | ) | (1.11 | ) | (0.77 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.49 | ) | (0.39 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 51.94 | $ | 51.45 | $ | 54.14 | $ | 46.51 | $ | 32.26 | $ | 28.38 | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 2.17 | % | (2.94 | %) | 18.13 | % | 46.39 | % | 15.54 | % | 10.84 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 768,910 | $ | 813,029 | $ | 1,275,062 | $ | 374,565 | $ | 85,583 | $ | 79,550 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 2.57 | %c | 2.09 | % | 1.74 | % | 1.65 | % | 1.60 | % | 1.44 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 42 | % | 54 | % | 25 | % | 24 | % | 37 | % | 23 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 39 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® PURE GROWTH ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 82.93 | $ | 78.96 | $ | 66.12 | $ | 47.80 | $ | 44.68 | $ | 40.40 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.55 | 0.44 | 0.33 | 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (4.08 | ) | 3.93 | 12.81 | 18.33 | 3.11 | 4.28 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (3.75 | ) | 4.45 | 13.36 | 18.77 | 3.44 | 4.46 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.43 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | (0.03 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.43 | ) | (0.48 | ) | (0.52 | ) | (0.45 | ) | (0.32 | ) | (0.18 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 78.75 | $ | 82.93 | $ | 78.96 | $ | 66.12 | $ | 47.80 | $ | 44.68 | ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Returnb | (4.53 | %) | 5.65 | % | 20.24 | % | 39.45 | % | 7.72 | % | 11.06 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 1,819,222 | $ | 2,338,586 | $ | 1,792,516 | $ | 760,397 | $ | 332,253 | $ | 265,889 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.85 | %c | 0.64 | % | 0.74 | % | 0.76 | % | 0.71 | % | 0.41 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 58 | % | 62 | % | 46 | % | 44 | % | 35 | % | 21 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
40 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE VALUE ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 50.79 | $ | 52.71 | $ | 48.42 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 31.00 | $ | 30.77 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.40 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 0.52 | 0.46 | 0.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 1.90 | (1.96 | ) | 4.18 | 13.46 | 4.01 | 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.30 | (1.10 | ) | 4.89 | 13.98 | 4.47 | 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.38 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.38 | ) | (0.82 | ) | (0.60 | ) | (0.56 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.40 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 52.71 | $ | 50.79 | $ | 52.71 | $ | 48.42 | $ | 35.00 | $ | 31.00 | ||||||||||||
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Total Returnb | 4.58 | % | (2.12 | %) | 10.14 | % | 40.27 | % | 14.46 | % | 2.03 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 121,260 | $ | 104,142 | $ | 118,631 | $ | 77,503 | $ | 35,015 | $ | 35,671 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.68 | %c | 1.62 | % | 1.38 | % | 1.22 | % | 1.36 | % | 1.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 46 | % | 59 | % | 40 | % | 28 | % | 47 | % | 49 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P MIDCAP 400® PURE GROWTH ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 128.31 | $ | 123.30 | $ | 115.31 | $ | 88.25 | $ | 82.17 | $ | 70.46 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.31 | 0.70 | 0.75 | 1.02 | 0.20 | 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (7.23 | ) | 5.10 | 7.93 | 27.10 | 6.04 | 11.72 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (6.92 | ) | 5.80 | 8.68 | 28.12 | 6.24 | 11.79 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.39 | ) | (0.71 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (0.08 | ) | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.39 | ) | (0.79 | ) | (0.69 | ) | (1.06 | ) | (0.16 | ) | (0.08 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 121.00 | $ | 128.31 | $ | 123.30 | $ | 115.31 | $ | 88.25 | $ | 82.17 | ||||||||||||
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Total Returnb | (5.40 | %) | 4.71 | % | 7.53 | % | 32.07 | % | 7.60 | % | 16.73 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 623,172 | $ | 769,872 | $ | 745,942 | $ | 737,971 | $ | 511,881 | $ | 653,246 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.51 | %c | 0.54 | % | 0.62 | % | 1.01 | % | 0.23 | % | 0.09 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 63 | % | 102 | % | 75 | % | 72 | % | 56 | % | 45 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE VALUE ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 57.76 | $ | 62.54 | $ | 57.37 | $ | 40.04 | $ | 35.50 | $ | 34.27 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.24 | 0.71 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.25 | 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 2.58 | (4.79 | ) | 5.14 | 17.40 | 4.56 | 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 2.82 | (4.08 | ) | 5.58 | 17.96 | 4.81 | 1.43 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.19 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.25 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | — | — | — | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.19 | ) | (0.70 | ) | (0.41 | ) | (0.63 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.20 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 60.39 | $ | 57.76 | $ | 62.54 | $ | 57.37 | $ | 40.04 | $ | 35.50 | ||||||||||||
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Total Returnb | 4.92 | % | (6.60 | %) | 9.73 | % | 45.20 | % | 13.52 | % | 4.16 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 184,192 | $ | 150,190 | $ | 171,990 | $ | 123,350 | $ | 72,066 | $ | 62,130 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 0.90 | %c | 1.15 | % | 0.73 | % | 1.14 | % | 0.65 | % | 0.53 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 47 | % | 52 | % | 51 | % | 43 | % | 48 | % | 76 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P SMALLCAP 600® PURE GROWTH ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
| Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | ||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 85.26 | $ | 80.56 | $ | 74.23 | $ | 54.34 | $ | 49.82 | $ | 43.32 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | (6.11 | ) | 4.70 | 6.33 | 19.87 | 4.50 | 6.57 | |||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | (5.61 | ) | 5.17 | 6.64 | 20.46 | 4.70 | 6.59 | |||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.57 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Return of capital | — | (— | )e | — | (0.03 | ) | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.57 | ) | (0.47 | ) | (0.31 | ) | (0.57 | ) | (0.18 | ) | (0.09 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 79.08 | $ | 85.26 | $ | 80.56 | $ | 74.23 | $ | 54.34 | $ | 49.82 | ||||||||||||
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Total Returnb | (6.59 | %) | 6.42 | % | 8.96 | % | 37.94 | % | 9.44 | % | 15.22 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 170,013 | $ | 225,933 | $ | 104,723 | $ | 107,630 | $ | 73,359 | $ | 34,873 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.28 | %c | 0.55 | % | 0.39 | % | 0.94 | % | 0.38 | % | 0.03 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.35 | %c | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | 0.35 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 73 | % | 62 | % | 78 | % | 73 | % | 44 | % | 33 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
e | Less than $0.01 per share. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Rydex ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type, and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value shares. Each portfolio represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), each a non-diversified investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 22, 2002. At April 30, 2016, the Trust consisted of twenty-one funds.
The financial statements herein relate to the following Funds, whose investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the daily performance of an index representing publicly traded equity securities (the “Underlying Index”) as follows:
Fund | Underlying Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | S&P 500® Top 50 Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | S&P 500® Pure Value Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | S&P 500® Pure Growth Index |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value Index |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth Index |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value Index |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth Index |
The Funds seek to achieve their objective by investing in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. The Funds use a “replication” strategy to track the Underlying Index. Replication refers to investing in substantially all of the securities in the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index.
The Funds operate as index funds and are not actively managed. Adverse performance of a security in the Funds’ portfolio will ordinarily not result in the elimination of the security from the Funds’ portfolio.
The Funds issue and redeem shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value per share (“NAV”), only in aggregation of 50,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index.
The Funds invest in various investments which are exposed to risk, such as market risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect amounts reported in the financial statements.
Guggenheim Investments (“GI”) provides advisory services and Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) provides administrative services to the Trust. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI, RFS and GFD are affiliated entities.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Funds operate as investment companies and accordingly follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
A. The Board of Trustees of the Funds (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Funds’ investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Funds' securities or other assets.
Valuations of the Funds’ securities are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed and will review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The
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Funds’ officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on a given day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day.
The Funds invest in money market mutual funds, which are valued at their NAV.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by GI under the direction of the Board of Trustees using methods established or ratified by the Board of Trustees. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value.” Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
B. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Proceeds from lawsuits related to investment holdings are recorded as realized gains in the respective Fund. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.
C. Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
D. The Funds may leave cash overnight in their cash account with the custodian. Periodically, a Fund may have cash due to the custodian bank as an overdraft balance. A fee is incurred on this overdraft, calculated by multiplying the overdraft by a rate based on the federal funds rate, which was 0.30% at April 30, 2016.
E. Under the Funds’ organizational documents, their Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Capital
There is a minimum transaction fee per transaction to those persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units. An additional charge of up to three times the standard transaction fee may be imposed for purchases and redemptions effected outside the National Securities Clearing Corporation usual clearing process or for cash. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind
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basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV of the Fund on the transaction date. Transaction fees are not charged to or paid by the Funds. The minimum transaction fees are:
Fund | Minimum Transaction Fee |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | $ 500 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 1,000 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 1,000 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 750 |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 750 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 1,000 |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 1,000 |
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
GI determines the composition of the portfolio of securities that must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units and periodically adjusts the composition of the portfolio of the Funds to conform to changes in the composition of the relevant index. For these services, GI receives a management fee at the annual rate shown below as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Funds.
Fund | Advisory Fee |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | 0.20% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% |
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 0.35% |
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 0.35% |
GI pays all expenses of the Funds, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, fund accounting, legal, audit and other services, except: interest, taxes, distribution fees or expenses and extraordinary expenses.
Under a Fund Administration Agreement with the Trust, RFS provides various administrative and financial reporting services for the Funds. GI compensates RFS directly for this service.
Under a Fund Accounting Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains the books and records of the Funds. Under a Custodian Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains cash, securities and other assets of the Funds in a separate account for the Funds, keeps all necessary accounts and records, and provides other services. BNYMellon is required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by the custodian and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust for the Funds. Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon acts as a transfer agent for the Trust’s authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest, and as dividend disbursing agent of the Trust. GI compensates BNYMellon directly for the foregoing services.
The Funds have adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) that allows the Funds to pay distribution fees to GFD and other firms that provide distribution services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides distribution services, the Funds will pay distribution fees to GFD at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. GFD will, in turn, pay the Service Provider out of its fees. No such fee is currently charged to the Funds.
Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of GI, RFS and GFD.
4. Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 — | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 — | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
Level 3 — | significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). |
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
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The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.
5. Portfolio Securities Loaned
Each Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Funds’ securities lending agent. The loans are collateralized at all times by cash and/or high grade debt obligations in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of foreign securities loaned as determined at the close of business on the preceding business day. The cash collateral received is held in a separately managed account established for each respective Fund and maintained by the lending agent exclusively for the investment of securities lending cash collateral on behalf of each Fund. The separately managed accounts invest in short-term investments valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Each Fund receives compensation for lending securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees paid to the lending agent. Such compensation is accrued daily and payable to the Fund monthly. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income. The borrower pays to the Funds an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. These payments from the borrower are not eligible for reduced tax rates as “qualified dividend income” under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Funds retain all or a portion of the interest received on investment of cash collateral or receives a fee from the borrower. Lending portfolio securities could result in a loss or delay in recovering each Fund’s securities if the borrower defaults. The securities lending income earned by the Funds are disclosed on the Statements of Operations.
At April 30, 2016, the Funds participated in securities lending as follows:
Fund | Value of | Cash | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | $ | 50,729,089 | $ | 52,015,507 | ||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 48,183,774 | 49,238,062 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 23,399,427 | 24,026,826 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 55,082,424 | 56,472,347 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 21,141,090 | 21,800,024 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 25,474,272 | 26,055,389 |
In the event of counterparty default, the Funds have the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Funds in the event the Funds are delayed or prevented from exercising their rights to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Funds seek to assert their rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers to evaluate potential risks.
6. Federal Income Tax Information
The Funds intend to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Funds from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Funds' tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Funds' tax positions taken, or to be taken, on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Funds' financial statements. The Funds' federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.
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At April 30, 2016, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:
Fund | Tax | Tax | Tax | Net | ||||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | $ | 541,800,477 | $ | 93,599,016 | $ | (33,134,702 | ) | $ | 60,464,314 | |||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 841,734,004 | 58,410,610 | (79,698,978 | ) | (21,288,368 | ) | ||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 1,753,808,384 | 189,571,584 | (75,085,114 | ) | 114,486,470 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 138,539,212 | 13,957,448 | (7,232,684 | ) | 6,724,764 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 668,981,537 | 52,112,921 | (41,317,661 | ) | 10,795,260 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 197,949,595 | 27,707,258 | (19,694,349 | ) | 8,012,909 | |||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 201,055,274 | 9,835,687 | (14,851,493 | ) | (5,015,806 | ) |
7. Investment Transactions
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Funds had investments transactions in-kind associated with subscriptions and redemptions as follows:
Fund | Subscriptions | Redemptions | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | $ | 157,906,517 | $ | 49,426,958 | ||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 320,705,987 | 348,364,579 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 343,806,924 | 725,288,768 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 45,311,996 | 30,888,793 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 122,467,829 | 215,740,793 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 82,314,634 | 58,628,386 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 50,356,289 | 83,263,778 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF | $ | 20,311,729 | $ | 21,071,821 | ||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | 324,455,438 | 323,764,702 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 1,225,186,381 | 1,221,243,664 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 46,365,203 | 45,956,625 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 436,820,598 | 437,578,815 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 72,268,931 | 71,618,161 | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 151,607,615 | 151,943,036 |
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The Funds are permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by a Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price to save costs, where permissible. For the period April 30, 2016, the Funds engaged in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act, as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Realized | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF | $ | 34,468,652 | $ | 30,793,235 | $ | (17,414,358 | ) | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Growth ETF | 90,859,689 | 98,749,388 | (30,503,468 | ) | ||||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Value ETF | 1,719,483 | 494,182 | (11,357 | ) | ||||||||
Guggenheim S&P MidCap 400® Pure Growth ETF | 494,182 | 6,436,415 | 95,261 | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Value ETF | 5,936,624 | 7,188,016 | 513,590 | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P SmallCap 600® Pure Growth ETF | 7,188,016 | 5,936,624 | (5,396,953 | ) |
8. Legal Proceedings
Lyondell Chemical Company
In December 2011, Rydex ETF Trust was named as a defendant in Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Creditor Trust, v. Fund 1 (In re Lyondell Chemical Co.), Adv. Pro. No. 10-4609 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (the “Creditor Trust Action”).
Similar to the claims made in the Tribune matter, the Weisfelner complaint seeks to have set aside and recovered as fraudulent transfers from former Lyondell Chemical Company (“Lyondell”) shareholders the consideration paid to them pursuant to the cash out merger of Lyondell shareholders in connection with the combination of Lyondell and Basell AF in 2007. Lyondell filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
On April 7, 2014, the plaintiff filed a Third Amended Complaint. In the related action entitled Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Litigation Trust v. A. Holmes & H. Holmes TTEE (In re Lyondell Co.), Adversary Proceeding No. 10-5525 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (the “Litigation Trust Action”), the plaintiff also filed a Second Amended Complaint that alleges a claim against the former Lyondell shareholders under federal law for intentional fraudulent transfer. A third related action against the former Lyondell shareholders, Weisfelner, as Trustee of the LB Creditor Trust v. Reichman, Adversary Proceeding No. 12-1570 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) (the “Reichman Action”), is pending as well.
On May 8, 2014, the plaintiff in the Litigation Trust action filed a motion to certify a defendant class generally comprised of all former Lyondell shareholders that received proceeds in exchange for their shares in the 2007 merger transaction.
On July 30, 2014, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss these lawsuits. The Court held oral argument on the motions to dismiss and on the motion for class certification on January 14 and January 15, 2015. On September 15, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court denied the motion for class certification without prejudice to the plaintiff’s right to file a renewed motion.
On November 18, 2015, the Bankruptcy Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the Litigation Trust Action and denied their motion to dismiss the Creditor Trust and Reichman Actions. The Litigation Trust Action is now over, but the plaintiff has appealed the dismissal to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
On May 4, 2016, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, for a stay of, the Creditor Trust and Reichman actions in light of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s opinion affirming the dismissal of lawsuits filed against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the 2007 leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company. The Bankruptcy Court has not yet issued a decision on the motion. Discovery has commenced, and will continue, in the Creditor Trust and Reichman Actions while the May 4 motion is pending.
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This lawsuit does not allege any wrongdoing on the part of Rydex ETF Trust. The following series of Rydex ETF Trust received cash proceeds from the merger in the following amounts: Guggenheim S&P Midcap 400® Pure Value ETF Fund - $572,640. At this stage of the proceedings, Rydex ETF Trust is not able to make a reliable prediction as to the outcome of this lawsuit or the effect, if any, on the fund’s net asset value.
Tribune Company
Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Kirschner v. FitzSimons, No. 12-2652 (S.D.N.Y.) (formerly Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. FitzSimons, Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (Bankr. D. Del.)) (the “FitzSimons action”), as a result of ownership of shares by certain series of the Rydex ETF Trust in the Tribune Company (“Tribune”) in 2007, when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) by which Tribune converted to a privately-held company. In his complaint, the plaintiff has alleged that, in connection with the LBO, insiders and shareholders were overpaid for their Tribune stock using financing that the insiders knew would, and ultimately did, leave the Tribune Company insolvent. The plaintiff has asserted claims against certain insiders, major shareholders, professional advisers, and others involved in the LBO. The plaintiff is also attempting to obtain from former Tribune shareholders, including Rydex ETF Trust, the proceeds they received in connection with the LBO.
In June 2011, a group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the 2007 LBO (the “SLCFC actions”). Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant in one of the SLCFC actions: Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. McGurn, No. 11-1510 (S.D.N.Y.). In those actions, the creditors seek to recover from Tribune’s former shareholders the proceeds received in connection with the 2007 LBO.
The FitzSimons action and the SLCFC actions have been consolidated with the majority of the other Tribune LBO-related lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation proceeding captioned In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., No. 11-md-2696 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “MDL Proceeding”).
On September 23, 2013, the District Court granted the defendants’ omnibus motion to dismiss the SLCFC actions, on the basis that the creditors lacked standing. On September 30, 2013, the creditors filed a notice of appeal of the September 23 order. On October 28, 2013, the defendants filed a joint notice of cross-appeal of that same order.
On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the FitzSimons action, including a global motion to dismiss Count I, which is the claim brought against former Tribune shareholders for intentional fraudulent conveyance under U.S. federal law. The Court has not yet issued a decision on any of these motions.
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion on the appeal of the SLCFC actions. The appeals court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of those lawsuits, but on different grounds than the district court. The appeals court held that while the plaintiffs have standing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, their claims were preempted by Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code—the statutory safe harbor for settlement payments.
None of these lawsuits alleges any wrongdoing on the part of Rydex ETF Trust. The following series of Rydex ETF Trust held shares of Tribune and tendered these shares as part of Tribune’s LBO: Guggenheim S&P 500® Pure Value ETF (the “Fund”). The value of the proceeds received by the foregoing Fund was $197,050. At this stage of the proceedings, Rydex ETF Trust is not able to make a reliable prediction as to the outcome of these lawsuits or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value.
9. Fund Changes
At a meeting held on October 14, 2015, GI recommended and the Board approved changing the Underlying Index for the Guggenheim Russell Top 50® Mega Cap ETF from the Russell Top 50® Mega Cap Index to the S&P 500® Top 50 Index. In connection with the change in the Fund’s Underlying Index, the Board also approved changing the Fund’s name to Guggenheim S&P 500® Top 50 ETF. The changes in index and Fund name became effective on January 26, 2016.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
Proxy Voting Information
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Sector Classification
Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q; which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. Copies of the portfolio holdings are also available to shareholders, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) |
A Board of Trustees oversees the Trust, as well as other trusts of GI, in which its members have no stated term of service, and continue to serve after election until resignation. The Statement of Additional Information includes further information about Fund Trustees and Officers, and can be obtained without charge by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE | ||||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia** (1951) | Trustee from 2012 to present. | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group, Inc. (2002-2010). | 236 | Clear Spring Life Insurance Company (2015-present); Guggenheim Partners Japan, Ltd. (2014-present); Delaware Life (2013-present); Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company (2011-present); Paragon Life Insurance Company of Indiana (2011-present). |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||
Corey A. Colehour (1945) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
J. Kenneth Dalton (1941) | Trustee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present. | Retired. | 134 | Epiphany Funds (4) (2009-present). |
John O. Demaret (1940) | Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman of the Board from 2006 to 2014; Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; Chairman and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present; and Member of the Nominating Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
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Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - concluded | ||||
Werner E. Keller (1940) | Chairman of the Board from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; Chairman and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Current: Founder and President, Keller Partners, LLC (investment research firm) (2005-present). | 134 | None. |
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. (1960) | Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment adviser) (1996-present). | 134 | US Global Investors (GROW) (1995-present). |
Patrick T. McCarville (1942) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Retired.
Former: Chief Executive Officer, Par Industries, Inc., d/b/a Par Leasing (1977-2010). | 134 | None. |
Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS | ||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia (1951) | President (2012-present). | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group Inc. (2002-2010). |
Michael P. Byrum (1970) | Vice President (1999-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present); Director and Chairman, Advisory Research Center, Inc. (2006-present); Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2005-present).
Former: Vice President, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009); Director (2009-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors II, LLC. |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)(concluded) |
Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS - concluded | ||
Nikolaos Bonos (1963) | Vice President and Treasurer (2003-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); Chief Executive Officer, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present); Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC (2009-present); Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present).
Former: Senior Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2006-2011). |
Elisabeth Miller (1968) | Chief Compliance Officer (2012-present). | Current: CCO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); CCO, Security Investors, LLC (2012-present); CCO, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Vice President, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (March 2014-present).
Former: CCO, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-March 2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2009); Senior Manager, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2004-2009). |
Joseph M. Arruda (1966) | Assistant Treasurer (2006-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); CFO and Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present).
Former: Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); Vice President, Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010). |
Paul J. Davio (1972) | Assistant Treasurer (2014-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Director, Guggenheim Investments (2006-present).
Former: Manager, Mutual Fund Administration, Guggenheim Investments (2003-2006). |
Amy J. Lee (1961) | Vice President (2009-present) and Secretary (2012-present). | Current: Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2013-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
Former: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). |
* | All Trustees and Officers may be reached c/o Guggenheim Investments, 805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850. |
** | Mr. Cacciapaglia is an “interested” person of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Adviser’s parent company. |
*** | The “Fund Complex” includes all closed-end and open-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser or servicing agent that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. Information provided is as of the date of this report. |
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GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES (Unaudited) |
Rydex Funds, Guggenheim Funds, Rydex Investments, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Security Distributors, Inc., Guggenheim Partners Investment Managers, LLC, and Rydex Advisory Services (Collectively “Guggenheim Investments”).
Our Commitment to You
When you become a Guggenheim Investments investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with personal and financial information about you. We recognize that your relationship with us is based on trust and that you expect us to act responsibly and in your best interests. Because we have access to this private information about you, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. This means, most importantly, that we do not sell client information to anyone—whether it is your personal information or if you are a current or former Guggenheim Investments client.
The Information We Collect About You
In the course of doing business with shareholders and investors, we collect nonpublic personal information about you. You typically provide personal information when you complete a Guggenheim Investments account application or when you request a transaction that involves Rydex and Guggenheim Investments funds or one of the Guggenheim Investments affiliated companies. “Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable private information about you. For example, it includes information regarding your name and address, Social Security or taxpayer identification number, assets, income, account balance, bank account information and investment activity (e.g., purchase and redemption history).
How We Handle Your Personal Information
As emphasized above, we do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share such information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request or to make you aware of related investment products and services that we offer. Additional details about how we handle your personal information are provided below. To complete certain transactions or account changes that you direct, it may be necessary to provide identifying information to companies, individuals or groups that are not affiliated with Guggenheim Investments. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Guggenheim Investments, we will need to provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. To alert you to other Guggenheim Investments investment products and services, we may share your information within the Guggenheim Investments family of affiliated companies. This would include, for example, sharing your information within Guggenheim Investments so we can make you aware of new Rydex and Guggenheim Investments funds or the services offered through another Guggenheim Investments affiliated company. In certain instances, we may contract with nonaffiliated companies to perform services for us. Where necessary, we will disclose information we have about you to these third parties. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and only for that purpose. And we require these third parties to treat your private information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. In certain instances, we may share information with other financial institutions regarding individuals and entities in response to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Finally, we will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are compelled by law to do so or in other circumstances permitted by law.
Opt Out Provisions
We do not sell your personal information to anyone. The law allows you to “opt out” of only certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. The firm does not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.
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How We Protect Privacy Online
Our concern for the privacy of our shareholders also extends to those who use our web site, guggenheiminvestments.com. Our web site uses some of the most secure forms of online communication available, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and passwords. These technologies provide a high level of security and privacy when you access your account information or initiate online transactions. The Guggenheim Investments web site offers customized features that require our use of “http cookies”—tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store. However, we make very limited use of these cookies. We only use cookies for session management and security features on the Guggenheim Investments web site. We do not use them to pull data from your hard drive, to learn your email address, or to view data in cookies created by other web sites. We will not share the information in our cookies or give others access to it. See the legal information area on our web site for more details about web site security and privacy features.
How We Safeguard Your Personal Information
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about shareholders to our employees and in some cases to third parties (for example, the service providers described above) as permitted by law. We maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We’ll Keep You Informed
As required by federal law, we will notify shareholders of our privacy policy annually. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, but rest assured that if we do change it, we will tell you promptly. You will also be able to access our privacy policy from our web site at guggenheiminvestments.com. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS |
DEAR SHAREHOLDER | 2 |
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW | 3 |
FEES AND EXPENSES | 5 |
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY | 6 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS | 7 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | 13 |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS | 14 |
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS | 15 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | 16 |
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 17 |
OTHER INFORMATION | 23 |
INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS | 24 |
GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES | 27 |
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April 30, 2016 |
Dear Shareholder:
Security Investors, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”) is pleased to present the semi-annual shareholder report for Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight Exchange-Traded Fund (“ETF”) for the six-month period ended April 30, 2016.
The Investment Adviser is part of Guggenheim Investments, which represents the investment management businesses of Guggenheim Partners, LLC (“Guggenheim”), a global, diversified financial services firm.
Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, the distributor of the Funds, is affiliated with Guggenheim and the Investment Adviser.
We encourage you to read the Economic and Market Overview, which follows this letter.
We are committed to providing investors with innovative investment solutions and appreciate the trust you place in us.
Sincerely,
Donald C. Cacciapaglia
President
May 31, 2016
Read a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) carefully before investing. It contains the investment objectives, risks, charges, expenses and other information, which should be considered carefully before investing. Obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus (if available) at guggenheiminvestments.com or call 800.820.0888.
ETFs may not be suitable for all investors. ● Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate so that when shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than original cost. Most investors will also incur customary brokerage commissions when buying or selling shares of an ETF. ● Investments in securities and derivatives, in general, are subject to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. ● ETF shares may trade below their net asset value per share (“NAV”). The NAV of shares will fluctuate with changes in the market value of an ETF’s holdings. In addition, there can be no assurance that an active trading market for shares will develop or be maintained. ● Tracking error risk refers to the risk that the Adviser may not be able to cause the ETF’s performance to match or correlate to that of the ETF’s underlying index, either on a daily or aggregate basis. Tracking error risk may cause the ETF’s performance to be less than you expect.
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ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
After a very weak start to the year, strong performance in late February through April brought investment markets modestly higher for the full period. Investors returned to higher risk areas of the market. High yield bonds had their best three month returns in more than two years in the first quarter.
Oil prices stabilized and despite disappointment about a lack of near-term coordinated supply cuts, oil remained around $40/barrel on average. We believe we have seen the bottom in oil prices.
Currency issues and growing competitive pressures in China also weighed heavily on the collective investor consciousness.
The economic story in the U.S. continues to be a mix of good and bad. Growth in the U.S. continued at a slow pace. For the first time in two years, first quarter gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth was positive, but disappointed higher market expectations at just 0.5 percent, the weakest pace in two years. Wage growth increased in April after recent disappointing data, and the labor market continued to underwhelm, as the economy inched closer to “full employment.” While a stronger dollar weighed on the U.S. economy earlier in the period, the dollar weakened in the early part of 2016. Also, after several months of disappointing data, retail spending finally started to pick up toward the end of the period. Underlining this soft growth, inflation remained below the Fed’s two percent target.
Outside the U.S., despite the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank (“ECB”) moving to negative policy rates, deflationary headwinds grew and the euro and yen strengthened -- the exact opposite of what central bankers hoped. The Bank of Japan and the ECB are already executing massive quantitative easing programs, but as their balance sheets expand, assets available to purchase shrink. As options for further quantitative easing diminish, negative rates may become an important component of monetary policy orthodoxy.
More monetary liquidity in these countries eventually spills into our own, which accounts for what we are seeing now. Risk assets are rising in value along with falling Treasury yields. The high correlation between risk-free and risk assets is part of the rising tide of liquidity, which is continuing to push risk assets and safe-haven assets higher.
Guggenheim expects further declines in the unemployment rate as job gains outstrip growth in the labor force. Meanwhile, core and headline inflation should move closer to the Fed’s target by year-end, reflecting Guggenheim’s forecasts for a tighter labor market and a modest rise in oil prices. This should curtail the speed at which the Fed anticipates increasing rates in 2016, which Guggenheim would interpret as a sign that the expansion remains intact. A solid macroeconomic backdrop and a rebalancing oil market should support the credit picture in the second half of 2016, but caution is warranted over the summer as recent asset price rallies may fade in the face of global macro risks.
For the six months ended April 30, 2016, the Standard & Poor’s 500® (“S&P 500”) Index* returned 0.43%. The Morgan Stanley Capital International (“MSCI”) Europe-Australasia-Far East (“EAFE”) Index* returned -3.07%. The return of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index* was -0.14%.
In the bond market, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index* posted a 2.82% return for the period, while the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index* returned 2.37%. The return of the Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index* was 0.14% for the six-month period.
The opinions and forecasts expressed may not actually come to pass. This information is subject to change at any time, based on market and other conditions, and should not be construed as a recommendation of any specific security or strategy.
*Index Definitions:
The following indices are referenced throughout this report. Indices are unmanaged and not available for direct investment. Index performance does not reflect transaction costs, fees, or expenses.
Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, U.S. dollar denominated, fixed-rate taxable bond market, including U.S. Treasuries, government-related and corporate securities, MBS (agency fixed-rate and hybrid ARM pass-throughs), ABS, and CMBS.
Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield Index measures the market of U.S. dollar denominated, noninvestment grade, fixed-rate, taxable corporate bonds. Securities are classified as high yield if the middle rating of Moody’s, Fitch, and S&P is Ba1/BB+/BB+ or below.
GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 3 |
ECONOMIC AND MARKET OVERVIEW (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
Bank of America (“BofA”) Merrill Lynch 3-Month U.S. Treasury Bill Index is an unmanaged market index of U.S. Treasury securities maturing in 90 days that assumes reinvestment of all income.
MSCI EAFE Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index that is designed to measure the equity market performance of developed markets, excluding the U.S. & Canada.
MSCI Emerging Markets Index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index that is designed to measure equity market performance in the global emerging markets.
S&P 500® Index is a capitalization-weighted index of 500 stocks designed to measure the performance of the broad economy, representing all major industries and is considered a representation of the U.S. stock market
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FEES AND EXPENSES (Unaudited) |
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Shareholder Expense Example
As a shareholder of the Rydex ETF Trust, you incur transaction costs such as creation and redemption fees or brokerage charges, and ongoing costs including advisory fees, trustee fees and, if applicable, distribution fees. All other Trust expenses are paid by the advisor. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
The example in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on October 31, 2015 and held for the six months ended April 30, 2016.
Actual Expenses
The first table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you incurred over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first table under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Six-Month Period” to estimate the expenses attributable to your investment during this period.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
The second table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not a Fund’s actual return. Thus, you should not use the hypothetical account values and expenses to estimate the actual ending account balance or your expenses for the period. Rather, these figures are provided to enable you to compare the ongoing costs of investing in a Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transaction costs, such as creation and redemption fees, or brokerage charges. Therefore, the second table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
| Expense | Fund | Beginning | Ending 2016 | Expenses |
Table 1. Based on actual Fund return3 | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.40% | 1.93% | $ 1,000.00 | $ 1,019.30 | $ 2.01 |
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Table 2. Based on hypothetical 5% return (before expenses) | |||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.40% | 5.00% | 1,000.00 | 1,022.87 | 2.01 |
1 | Annualized. |
2 | Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, net of any applicable fee waivers, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). |
3 | Actual cumulative return at net asset value for the period October 31, 2015 to April 30, 2016. |
GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 5 |
PORTFOLIO SUMMARY (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF
Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)
“Holdings Diversification (Market Exposure as % of Net Assets)” excludes any temporary cash investments.
Ten Largest Holdings | (% of Total |
Southwestern Energy Co. | 0.3% |
Murphy Oil Corp. | 0.3% |
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. | 0.3% |
Chesapeake Energy Corp. | 0.3% |
Range Resources Corp. | 0.3% |
Devon Energy Corp. | 0.3% |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 0.3% |
Newmont Mining Corp. | 0.3% |
ONEOK, Inc. | 0.2% |
Marathon Oil Corp. | 0.2% |
Top Ten Total | 2.8% |
“Ten Largest Holdings” excludes any temporary cash investments. |
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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
COMMON STOCKS† - 99.8% | ||||||||
Consumer, Non-cyclical - 20.4% | ||||||||
St. Jude Medical, Inc. | 321,930 | $ | 24,531,066 | |||||
Boston Scientific Corp.* | 1,004,633 | 22,021,555 | ||||||
Edwards Lifesciences Corp.* | 206,935 | 21,978,566 | ||||||
Hologic, Inc.* | 639,786 | 21,490,412 | ||||||
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. — Class A | 240,510 | 20,960,447 | ||||||
Universal Health Services, Inc. — Class B | 156,764 | 20,956,211 | ||||||
Total System Services, Inc. | 404,848 | 20,703,926 | ||||||
Zoetis, Inc. | 433,081 | 20,367,800 | ||||||
S&P Global, Inc. | 190,611 | 20,366,785 | ||||||
United Rentals, Inc.* | 303,979 | 20,345,314 | ||||||
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. | 279,173 | 20,150,707 | ||||||
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. | 174,045 | 20,149,190 | ||||||
Equifax, Inc. | 167,197 | 20,105,439 | ||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc. — Class A | 127,626 | 19,917,313 | ||||||
Amgen, Inc. | 125,409 | 19,852,245 | ||||||
Baxter International, Inc. | 447,938 | 19,807,818 | ||||||
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. | 495,476 | 19,789,311 | ||||||
CR Bard, Inc. | 92,986 | 19,728,840 | ||||||
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings* | 157,028 | 19,678,749 | ||||||
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.* | 31,217 | 19,553,080 | ||||||
Monster Beverage Corp.* | 135,487 | 19,539,934 | ||||||
Becton Dickinson and Co. | 121,030 | 19,517,298 | ||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.* | 241,951 | 19,506,090 | ||||||
Pfizer, Inc. | 594,560 | 19,448,058 | ||||||
Danaher Corp. | 200,120 | 19,361,609 | ||||||
Baxalta, Inc. | 460,267 | 19,308,201 | ||||||
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. | 256,411 | 19,274,415 | ||||||
Biogen, Inc.* | 69,837 | 19,204,477 | ||||||
AbbVie, Inc. | 314,077 | 19,158,697 | ||||||
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. | 144,978 | 19,090,702 | ||||||
Quanta Services, Inc.* | 803,818 | 19,066,563 | ||||||
Express Scripts Holding Co.* | 258,038 | 19,025,142 | ||||||
Western Union Co. | 948,887 | 18,977,740 | ||||||
Global Payments, Inc. | 262,404 | 18,940,321 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. | 360,139 | 18,900,095 | ||||||
Johnson & Johnson | 168,383 | 18,872,367 | ||||||
DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.* | 255,190 | 18,858,541 | ||||||
Avery Dennison Corp. | 259,579 | 18,848,031 | ||||||
Stryker Corp. | 172,669 | 18,822,648 | ||||||
Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 265,241 | 18,810,892 | ||||||
Molson Coors Brewing Co. — Class B | 196,092 | 18,752,278 | ||||||
Merck & Company, Inc. | 340,858 | 18,692,653 | ||||||
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. — Class A | 194,762 | 18,671,833 | ||||||
Nielsen Holdings plc | 357,870 | 18,659,342 | ||||||
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. | 129,323 | 18,654,843 | ||||||
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.* | 228,767 | 18,571,305 | ||||||
Medtronic plc | 234,457 | 18,557,272 | ||||||
Church & Dwight Company, Inc. | 199,327 | 18,477,613 | ||||||
Kellogg Co. | 240,078 | 18,440,391 | ||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc. | 187,937 | 18,440,378 | ||||||
Verisk Analytics, Inc. — Class A* | 237,659 |
| 18,437,585 | |||||
PepsiCo, Inc. | 178,983 | 18,428,090 | ||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc. | 413,457 | 18,423,644 | ||||||
Celgene Corp.* | 178,059 | 18,413,081 | ||||||
Kraft Heinz Co. | 235,637 | 18,396,181 | ||||||
Mondelez International, Inc. — Class A | 428,086 | 18,390,575 | ||||||
ADT Corp. | 437,998 | 18,387,156 | ||||||
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | 207,763 | 18,374,560 | ||||||
Moody’s Corp. | 191,920 | 18,370,582 | ||||||
Eli Lilly & Co. | 242,893 | 18,345,708 | ||||||
Altria Group, Inc. | 292,404 | 18,336,655 | ||||||
McKesson Corp. | 108,953 | 18,284,493 | ||||||
Cintas Corp. | 203,618 | 18,280,824 | ||||||
Sysco Corp. | 395,577 | 18,224,232 | ||||||
General Mills, Inc. | 296,960 | 18,215,526 | ||||||
Hershey Co. | 195,563 | 18,208,871 | ||||||
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 130,177 | 18,131,053 | ||||||
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. | 199,204 | 18,109,636 | ||||||
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 48,052 | 18,101,669 | ||||||
McCormick & Company, Inc. | 192,449 | 18,047,867 | ||||||
Henry Schein, Inc.* | 106,799 | 18,016,991 | ||||||
PayPal Holdings, Inc.* | 459,178 | 17,990,594 | ||||||
Coca-Cola Co. | 401,146 | 17,971,341 | ||||||
Clorox Co. | 143,405 | 17,958,608 | ||||||
Aetna, Inc. | 159,808 | 17,941,644 | ||||||
Brown-Forman Corp. — Class B | 185,262 | 17,844,436 | ||||||
Gilead Sciences, Inc. | 202,265 | 17,841,796 | ||||||
Anthem, Inc. | 126,728 | 17,839,501 | ||||||
JM Smucker Co. | 139,987 | 17,775,549 | ||||||
Procter & Gamble Co. | 221,792 | 17,769,975 | ||||||
Patterson Companies, Inc. | 408,972 | 17,728,936 | ||||||
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.* | 210,191 | 17,727,509 | ||||||
Tyson Foods, Inc. — Class A | 267,898 | 17,633,046 | ||||||
Reynolds American, Inc. | 355,011 | 17,608,546 | ||||||
Campbell Soup Co. | 283,345 | 17,485,220 | ||||||
Abbott Laboratories | 449,185 | 17,473,297 | ||||||
Cigna Corp. | 125,365 | 17,368,067 | ||||||
AmerisourceBergen Corp. — Class A | 202,486 | 17,231,559 | ||||||
Humana, Inc. | 96,999 | 17,175,613 | ||||||
Kimberly-Clark Corp. | 136,191 | 17,049,751 | ||||||
DENTSPLY SIRONA, Inc. | 285,588 | 17,021,045 | ||||||
Cardinal Health, Inc. | 216,188 | 16,962,110 | ||||||
Kroger Co. | 469,259 | 16,607,076 | ||||||
Mallinckrodt plc* | 262,937 | 16,438,821 | ||||||
Robert Half International, Inc. | 425,481 | 16,300,177 | ||||||
Hormel Foods Corp. | 416,105 | 16,040,848 | ||||||
Whole Foods Market, Inc. | 548,816 | 15,959,569 | ||||||
Centene Corp.* | 255,161 | 15,809,776 | ||||||
Mylan N.V.* | 373,146 | 15,563,919 | ||||||
Illumina, Inc.* | 114,369 | 15,438,671 | ||||||
Allergan plc* | 60,663 | 13,137,179 | ||||||
H&R Block, Inc. | 643,745 | 13,029,399 | ||||||
Perrigo Company plc | 133,350 | 12,890,945 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 7 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Endo International plc* | 427,689 | $ | 11,547,603 | |||||
Total Consumer, Non-cyclical | 1,912,991,608 | |||||||
Financial - 18.1% | ||||||||
Comerica, Inc. | 482,152 | 21,407,548 | ||||||
Iron Mountain, Inc.1 | 570,383 | 20,836,091 | ||||||
Discover Financial Services | 368,731 | 20,748,493 | ||||||
Navient Corp. | 1,514,931 | 20,709,106 | ||||||
Regions Financial Corp. | 2,200,660 | 20,642,191 | ||||||
SunTrust Banks, Inc. | 490,202 | 20,461,031 | ||||||
Weyerhaeuser Co. | 631,364 | 20,279,412 | ||||||
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.* | 117,995 | 20,096,908 | ||||||
Aflac, Inc. | 291,224 | 20,085,719 | ||||||
SL Green Realty Corp. | 191,087 | 20,079,422 | ||||||
Zions Bancorporation | 727,368 | 20,017,167 | ||||||
American Express Co. | 304,998 | 19,956,019 | ||||||
KeyCorp | 1,616,196 | 19,863,049 | ||||||
MasterCard, Inc. — Class A | 204,710 | 19,854,823 | ||||||
Assurant, Inc. | 233,658 | 19,760,456 | ||||||
Lincoln National Corp. | 452,636 | 19,667,034 | ||||||
Northern Trust Corp. | 275,939 | 19,613,744 | ||||||
Unum Group | 572,380 | 19,581,120 | ||||||
Visa, Inc. — Class A | 253,182 | 19,555,778 | ||||||
Citigroup, Inc. | 421,788 | 19,520,349 | ||||||
State Street Corp. | 312,915 | 19,494,605 | ||||||
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. | 308,694 | 19,494,027 | ||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. | 118,242 | 19,404,695 | ||||||
CBRE Group, Inc. — Class A* | 654,169 | 19,383,027 | ||||||
Prologis, Inc. | 426,740 | 19,378,263 | ||||||
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. | 480,350 | 19,329,284 | ||||||
JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 305,597 | 19,313,730 | ||||||
American Tower Corp. — Class A | 184,147 | 19,313,337 | ||||||
M&T Bank Corp. | 162,879 | 19,271,843 | ||||||
Synchrony Financial* | 629,173 | 19,233,819 | ||||||
Principal Financial Group, Inc. | 449,300 | 19,176,124 | ||||||
Torchmark Corp. | 330,813 | 19,150,765 | ||||||
Bank of America Corp. | 1,314,988 | 19,146,225 | ||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc. | 246,560 | 19,142,918 | ||||||
American International Group, Inc. | 342,872 | 19,139,115 | ||||||
U.S. Bancorp | 448,150 | 19,131,524 | ||||||
Fifth Third Bancorp | 1,042,164 | 19,082,023 | ||||||
Loews Corp. | 480,720 | 19,074,970 | ||||||
Boston Properties, Inc. | 147,793 | 19,044,606 | ||||||
BlackRock, Inc. — Class A | 53,407 | 19,030,516 | ||||||
Aon plc | 180,486 | 18,972,688 | ||||||
Welltower, Inc. | 272,490 | 18,916,256 | ||||||
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. | 827,654 | 18,911,894 | ||||||
Morgan Stanley | 697,419 | 18,872,158 | ||||||
Vornado Realty Trust | 197,136 | 18,871,829 | ||||||
Ventas, Inc. | 303,345 | 18,843,791 | ||||||
Equinix, Inc. | 57,006 | 18,831,932 | ||||||
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | 249,657 | 18,796,676 | ||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 195,810 | 18,778,179 | ||||||
HCP, Inc. | 555,059 | 18,777,646 | ||||||
Willis Towers Watson plc | 150,336 |
| 18,776,966 | |||||
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. — Class B* | 128,935 | 18,757,464 | ||||||
Invesco Ltd. | 604,455 | 18,744,150 | ||||||
BB&T Corp. | 526,394 | 18,623,820 | ||||||
Huntington Bancshares, Inc. | 1,846,607 | 18,576,866 | ||||||
Apartment Investment & Management Co. — Class A | 461,747 | 18,497,585 | ||||||
MetLife, Inc. | 409,782 | 18,481,168 | ||||||
Capital One Financial Corp. | 255,261 | 18,478,344 | ||||||
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. | 76,856 | 18,447,746 | ||||||
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | 209,865 | 18,421,950 | ||||||
Crown Castle International Corp. | 211,404 | 18,366,780 | ||||||
Kimco Realty Corp. | 652,728 | 18,354,712 | ||||||
Charles Schwab Corp. | 643,009 | 18,267,885 | ||||||
Cincinnati Financial Corp. | 275,173 | 18,164,170 | ||||||
Simon Property Group, Inc. | 90,051 | 18,115,560 | ||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust | 119,092 | 18,111,511 | ||||||
Wells Fargo & Co. | 362,170 | 18,101,257 | ||||||
Allstate Corp. | 276,790 | 18,005,190 | ||||||
Realty Income Corp. | 304,084 | 18,001,773 | ||||||
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. | 405,552 | 17,998,398 | ||||||
E*TRADE Financial Corp.* | 713,620 | 17,968,952 | ||||||
Chubb Ltd. | 151,155 | 17,815,128 | ||||||
Essex Property Trust, Inc. | 80,772 | 17,806,187 | ||||||
Progressive Corp. | 546,018 | 17,800,187 | ||||||
Extra Space Storage, Inc. | 208,205 | 17,687,015 | ||||||
Franklin Resources, Inc. | 472,723 | 17,651,477 | ||||||
People’s United Financial, Inc.1 | 1,137,581 | 17,632,506 | ||||||
CME Group, Inc. — Class A | 191,668 | 17,616,206 | ||||||
General Growth Properties, Inc. | 627,030 | 17,575,651 | ||||||
Travelers Companies, Inc. | 159,579 | 17,537,732 | ||||||
Legg Mason, Inc. | 545,701 | 17,522,459 | ||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. | 98,969 | 17,496,730 | ||||||
Alliance Data Systems Corp.* | 85,662 | 17,415,941 | ||||||
UDR, Inc. | 497,922 | 17,387,436 | ||||||
Public Storage | 70,603 | 17,284,320 | ||||||
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. | 1,090,384 | 17,249,875 | ||||||
Macerich Co. | 226,481 | 17,230,674 | ||||||
Nasdaq, Inc. | 274,847 | 16,960,808 | ||||||
Equity Residential | 248,759 | 16,933,025 | ||||||
XL Group plc — Class A | 506,500 | 16,577,745 | ||||||
Total Financial | 1,692,487,274 | |||||||
Consumer, Cyclical - 14.2% | ||||||||
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.* | 102,924 | 21,437,011 | ||||||
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. | 257,477 | 21,082,216 | ||||||
PACCAR, Inc. | 343,885 | 20,258,265 | ||||||
Newell Brands, Inc. | 440,541 | 20,062,237 | ||||||
Johnson Controls, Inc. | 484,095 | 20,041,533 | ||||||
PVH Corp. | 207,323 | 19,820,079 | ||||||
Hasbro, Inc. | 232,548 | 19,682,863 | ||||||
WW Grainger, Inc. | 83,429 | 19,565,769 | ||||||
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | 249,023 | 19,274,380 | ||||||
Leggett & Platt, Inc. | 390,555 | 19,250,456 |
8 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Whirlpool Corp. | 110,112 | $ | 19,174,904 | |||||
Lowe’s Companies, Inc. | 251,441 | 19,114,545 | ||||||
Tractor Supply Co. | 200,763 | 19,004,226 | ||||||
Delphi Automotive plc | 258,038 | 18,999,338 | ||||||
Staples, Inc. | 1,859,830 | 18,970,266 | ||||||
Home Depot, Inc. | 141,162 | 18,900,180 | ||||||
McDonald’s Corp. | 149,158 | 18,866,996 | ||||||
Mohawk Industries, Inc.* | 97,912 | 18,860,789 | ||||||
Southwest Airlines Co. | 418,507 | 18,669,597 | ||||||
Wynn Resorts Ltd.1 | 210,734 | 18,607,812 | ||||||
Carnival Corp. | 378,495 | 18,565,180 | ||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc. | 233,156 | 18,549,891 | ||||||
CarMax, Inc.*,1 | 349,494 | 18,505,708 | ||||||
Ford Motor Co. | 1,364,464 | 18,502,131 | ||||||
Marriott International, Inc. — Class A1 | 263,228 | 18,449,651 | ||||||
General Motors Co. | 580,117 | 18,447,721 | ||||||
DR Horton, Inc. | 613,462 | 18,440,668 | ||||||
Coach, Inc. | 457,200 | 18,411,444 | ||||||
Genuine Parts Co. | 190,144 | 18,248,120 | ||||||
TJX Companies, Inc. | 240,201 | 18,212,040 | ||||||
CVS Health Corp. | 180,698 | 18,160,149 | ||||||
PulteGroup, Inc. | 985,528 | 18,123,860 | ||||||
BorgWarner, Inc. | 504,521 | 18,122,394 | ||||||
Fastenal Co. | 386,941 | 18,104,969 | ||||||
Dollar Tree, Inc.* | 226,586 | 18,061,170 | ||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 269,983 | 18,053,763 | ||||||
Tiffany & Co. | 252,393 | 18,008,241 | ||||||
AutoNation, Inc.*,1 | 354,808 | 17,971,025 | ||||||
Hanesbrands, Inc. | 616,576 | 17,899,200 | ||||||
Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | 114,378 | 17,854,406 | ||||||
NIKE, Inc. — Class B | 301,798 | 17,787,974 | ||||||
Lennar Corp. — Class A | 392,348 | 17,777,288 | ||||||
Ross Stores, Inc. | 312,862 | 17,764,304 | ||||||
Harley-Davidson, Inc. | 370,564 | 17,724,076 | ||||||
Starbucks Corp. | 314,884 | 17,705,927 | ||||||
Signet Jewelers Ltd. | 163,029 | 17,698,428 | ||||||
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. | 222,767 | 17,660,968 | ||||||
Target Corp. | 221,475 | 17,607,263 | ||||||
Costco Wholesale Corp. | 118,708 | 17,584,216 | ||||||
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.* | 66,593 | 17,492,649 | ||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 213,329 | 17,473,778 | ||||||
AutoZone, Inc.* | 22,771 | 17,425,052 | ||||||
VF Corp. | 273,291 | 17,230,998 | ||||||
Ralph Lauren Corp. — Class A | 184,094 | 17,159,402 | ||||||
Harman International Industries, Inc. | 222,767 | 17,099,595 | ||||||
Foot Locker, Inc. | 278,205 | 17,092,915 | ||||||
Mattel, Inc. | 548,816 | 17,062,689 | ||||||
Best Buy Company, Inc. | 531,469 | 17,049,526 | ||||||
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.* | 357,800 | 16,895,316 | ||||||
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. | 236,990 | 16,814,441 | ||||||
Darden Restaurants, Inc. | 268,356 | 16,705,161 | ||||||
Urban Outfitters, Inc.* | 547,689 | 16,605,930 | ||||||
L Brands, Inc. | 210,050 | 16,444,815 | ||||||
Nordstrom, Inc.1 | 320,973 |
| 16,411,349 | |||||
Kohl’s Corp.1 | 369,463 | 16,367,210 | ||||||
Macy’s, Inc. | 408,884 | 16,187,718 | ||||||
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.* | 309,994 | 16,014,290 | ||||||
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. | 548,983 | 15,904,038 | ||||||
Delta Air Lines, Inc. | 380,262 | 15,845,518 | ||||||
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. — Class A* | 35,693 | 15,025,682 | ||||||
American Airlines Group, Inc. | 426,943 | 14,810,653 | ||||||
United Continental Holdings, Inc.* | 310,663 | 14,231,472 | ||||||
The Gap, Inc.1 | 601,019 | 13,931,620 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 219,902 | 9,662,494 | ||||||
Under Armour, Inc. — Class C*,1 | 219,902 | 8,972,002 | ||||||
Total Consumer, Cyclical | 1,325,561,950 | |||||||
Industrial - 12.7% | ||||||||
Owens-Illinois, Inc.* | 1,229,364 | 22,694,059 | ||||||
Pentair plc | 359,796 | 20,896,952 | ||||||
FedEx Corp. | 125,533 | 20,726,754 | ||||||
Textron, Inc. | 534,892 | 20,689,623 | ||||||
Norfolk Southern Corp. | 229,539 | 20,683,758 | ||||||
WestRock Co. | 490,652 | 20,533,786 | ||||||
Cummins, Inc. | 174,348 | 20,403,946 | ||||||
Ryder System, Inc. | 295,366 | 20,356,625 | ||||||
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | 181,332 | 20,294,677 | ||||||
Ingersoll-Rand plc | 308,438 | 20,215,027 | ||||||
Kansas City Southern | 212,514 | 20,135,702 | ||||||
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. | 152,288 | 20,030,441 | ||||||
Xylem, Inc. | 471,581 | 19,702,654 | ||||||
Northrop Grumman Corp. | 95,520 | 19,701,956 | ||||||
Boeing Co. | 145,506 | 19,614,209 | ||||||
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. | 115,796 | 19,596,157 | ||||||
Flowserve Corp. | 401,390 | 19,591,846 | ||||||
United Technologies Corp. | 187,444 | 19,563,530 | ||||||
Union Pacific Corp. | 223,164 | 19,466,596 | ||||||
Garmin Ltd.1 | 456,531 | 19,461,916 | ||||||
Lockheed Martin Corp. | 83,575 | 19,421,159 | ||||||
Parker-Hannifin Corp. | 167,276 | 19,407,362 | ||||||
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.* | 434,364 | 19,363,947 | ||||||
Caterpillar, Inc. | 249,093 | 19,359,508 | ||||||
Emerson Electric Co. | 353,727 | 19,324,106 | ||||||
Illinois Tool Works, Inc. | 184,700 | 19,304,844 | ||||||
Rockwell Automation, Inc. | 170,065 | 19,297,276 | ||||||
Fluor Corp. | 352,662 | 19,276,505 | ||||||
Tyco International plc | 499,789 | 19,251,873 | ||||||
Eaton Corporation plc | 301,560 | 19,079,701 | ||||||
Honeywell International, Inc. | 166,334 | 19,006,986 | ||||||
Dover Corp. | 288,858 | 18,977,971 | ||||||
CSX Corp. | 694,754 | 18,945,942 | ||||||
Agilent Technologies, Inc. | 462,205 | 18,913,428 | ||||||
Snap-on, Inc. | 118,646 | 18,897,935 | ||||||
United Parcel Service, Inc. — Class B | 179,829 | 18,894,633 | ||||||
Masco Corp. | 614,880 | 18,882,965 | ||||||
General Dynamics Corp. | 133,808 | 18,802,700 | ||||||
PerkinElmer, Inc. | 372,260 | 18,769,349 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 9 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Ball Corp. | 262,752 | $ | 18,755,238 | |||||
3M Co. | 112,038 | 18,752,920 | ||||||
Vulcan Materials Co. | 174,136 | 18,742,258 | ||||||
Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. | 377,282 | 18,716,960 | ||||||
Raytheon Co. | 147,784 | 18,672,508 | ||||||
Allegion plc | 284,452 | 18,617,383 | ||||||
Deere & Co. | 218,607 | 18,387,035 | ||||||
General Electric Co. | 597,675 | 18,378,506 | ||||||
Roper Technologies, Inc. | 104,301 | 18,366,363 | ||||||
Sealed Air Corp. | 386,298 | 18,295,073 | ||||||
Waters Corp.* | 140,422 | 18,277,328 | ||||||
Waste Management, Inc. | 310,505 | 18,254,589 | ||||||
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. | 220,198 | 18,250,010 | ||||||
AMETEK, Inc.1 | 377,203 | 18,139,692 | ||||||
TE Connectivity Ltd. | 303,635 | 18,060,209 | ||||||
Republic Services, Inc. — Class A | 383,377 | 18,045,555 | ||||||
Harris Corp. | 225,494 | 18,041,775 | ||||||
Amphenol Corp. — Class A | 322,820 | 18,023,041 | ||||||
Rockwell Collins, Inc. | 202,010 | 17,815,262 | ||||||
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc. | 249,657 | 17,718,157 | ||||||
Corning, Inc. | 932,298 | 17,406,004 | ||||||
FLIR Systems, Inc. | 565,413 | 17,081,127 | ||||||
Stericycle, Inc.* | 156,274 | 14,933,543 | ||||||
Total Industrial | 1,183,268,940 | |||||||
Technology - 9.0% | ||||||||
Dun & Bradstreet Corp. | 181,332 | 20,020,866 | ||||||
NVIDIA Corp.1 | 562,792 | 19,996,000 | ||||||
Adobe Systems, Inc.* | 210,875 | 19,868,643 | ||||||
Activision Blizzard, Inc. | 575,274 | 19,829,694 | ||||||
Citrix Systems, Inc.* | 237,148 | 19,408,191 | ||||||
Accenture plc — Class A | 171,594 | 19,376,394 | ||||||
salesforce.com, Inc.* | 253,182 | 19,191,196 | ||||||
Autodesk, Inc.* | 320,313 | 19,161,124 | ||||||
HP, Inc. | 1,549,902 | 19,017,298 | ||||||
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | 288,726 | 18,998,171 | ||||||
Cerner Corp.* | 335,765 | 18,849,847 | ||||||
CSRA, Inc. | 725,045 | 18,822,168 | ||||||
Pitney Bowes, Inc. | 887,158 | 18,603,703 | ||||||
International Business Machines Corp. | 127,362 | 18,587,210 | ||||||
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — Class A* | 318,281 | 18,578,062 | ||||||
Oracle Corp. | 465,563 | 18,557,341 | ||||||
Red Hat, Inc.* | 252,534 | 18,528,420 | ||||||
Applied Materials, Inc. | 905,117 | 18,527,746 | ||||||
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. | 1,110,445 | 18,500,014 | ||||||
Texas Instruments, Inc. | 323,436 | 18,448,789 | ||||||
KLA-Tencor Corp. | 261,945 | 18,320,433 | ||||||
Intuit, Inc. | 181,402 | 18,301,648 | ||||||
Analog Devices, Inc. | 324,173 | 18,257,423 | ||||||
Linear Technology Corp. | 409,967 | 18,235,332 | ||||||
Lam Research Corp.1 | 238,056 | 18,187,478 | ||||||
Microchip Technology, Inc.1 | 373,067 | 18,127,326 | ||||||
Fiserv, Inc.* | 184,804 | 18,059,047 | ||||||
EMC Corp. | 691,084 |
| 18,044,203 | |||||
Paychex, Inc. | 342,494 | 17,850,787 | ||||||
Broadcom Ltd. | 121,863 | 17,761,533 | ||||||
SanDisk Corp. | 236,386 | 17,759,680 | ||||||
CA, Inc. | 593,735 | 17,610,180 | ||||||
QUALCOMM, Inc. | 347,278 | 17,544,485 | ||||||
Electronic Arts, Inc.* | 281,302 | 17,398,529 | ||||||
Intel Corp. | 570,979 | 17,289,244 | ||||||
Teradata Corp.*,1 | 678,376 | 17,162,913 | ||||||
Micron Technology, Inc.* | 1,592,086 | 17,114,925 | ||||||
Microsoft Corp. | 341,677 | 17,039,432 | ||||||
Qorvo, Inc.* | 372,780 | 16,786,283 | ||||||
Xilinx, Inc. | 388,135 | 16,720,856 | ||||||
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 249,190 | 16,650,876 | ||||||
Apple, Inc. | 177,296 | 16,619,727 | ||||||
Akamai Technologies, Inc.* | 323,374 | 16,488,840 | ||||||
Xerox Corp. | 1,682,154 | 16,148,678 | ||||||
NetApp, Inc. | 670,133 | 15,841,944 | ||||||
Western Digital Corp. | 363,518 | 14,855,163 | ||||||
Seagate Technology plc1 | 501,336 | 10,914,085 | ||||||
Total Technology | 841,961,927 | |||||||
Energy - 8.6% | ||||||||
Southwestern Energy Co.*,1 | 2,266,681 | 30,441,525 | ||||||
Murphy Oil Corp. | 764,802 | 27,334,024 | ||||||
Chesapeake Energy Corp.1 | 3,858,230 | 26,506,039 | ||||||
Range Resources Corp.1 | 582,906 | 25,711,984 | ||||||
Devon Energy Corp. | 731,782 | 25,378,200 | ||||||
ONEOK, Inc. | 640,519 | 23,154,762 | ||||||
Marathon Oil Corp. | 1,624,902 | 22,894,869 | ||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | 132,305 | 21,975,861 | ||||||
Williams Companies, Inc. | 1,132,611 | 21,961,327 | ||||||
ConocoPhillips | 447,507 | 21,386,360 | ||||||
Hess Corp. | 353,727 | 21,089,204 | ||||||
Cimarex Energy Co. | 191,973 | 20,902,020 | ||||||
Equities Corp. | 296,256 | 20,767,546 | ||||||
Halliburton Co. | 502,006 | 20,737,868 | ||||||
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. | 391,700 | 20,666,092 | ||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.* | 569,520 | 20,645,100 | ||||||
Concho Resources, Inc.* | 177,706 | 20,644,106 | ||||||
Columbia Pipeline Group, Inc. | 789,815 | 20,235,060 | ||||||
Apache Corp. | 370,273 | 20,142,851 | ||||||
FMC Technologies, Inc.* | 658,452 | 20,076,201 | ||||||
EOG Resources, Inc. | 241,228 | 19,930,257 | ||||||
Occidental Petroleum Corp. | 259,218 | 19,869,060 | ||||||
Chevron Corp. | 191,695 | 19,587,395 | ||||||
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.1 | 543,097 | 19,573,216 | ||||||
Noble Energy, Inc. | 540,669 | 19,523,558 | ||||||
Exxon Mobil Corp. | 220,638 | 19,504,399 | ||||||
Schlumberger Ltd. | 241,791 | 19,425,489 | ||||||
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. — Class A | 825,755 | 19,322,667 | ||||||
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.1 | 795,666 | 19,302,858 | ||||||
Baker Hughes, Inc. | 395,991 | 19,150,125 | ||||||
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 286,087 | 18,916,072 |
10 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(continued) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
| Shares | Value | ||||||
Marathon Petroleum Corp. | 480,720 | $ | 18,786,538 | |||||
Spectra Energy Corp. | 597,869 | 18,695,364 | ||||||
Transocean Ltd.1 | 1,611,868 | 17,859,497 | ||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 973,883 | 17,296,162 | ||||||
Phillips 66 | 209,794 | 17,226,185 | ||||||
Valero Energy Corp. | 277,406 | 16,330,891 | ||||||
Tesoro Corp. | 204,085 | 16,263,534 | ||||||
First Solar, Inc.* | 257,897 | 14,400,968 | ||||||
Total Energy | 803,615,234 | |||||||
Communications - 6.7% | ||||||||
Amazon.com, Inc.* | 31,865 | 21,017,835 | ||||||
Yahoo!, Inc.* | 536,343 | 19,630,154 | ||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc. | 92,532 | 19,626,963 | ||||||
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. | 852,125 | 19,547,747 | ||||||
Facebook, Inc. — Class A* | 165,703 | 19,483,359 | ||||||
Time Warner, Inc. | 257,477 | 19,346,822 | ||||||
Motorola Solutions, Inc. | 254,662 | 19,148,036 | ||||||
Walt Disney Co. | 185,165 | 19,120,138 | ||||||
CBS Corp. — Class B | 341,360 | 19,085,437 | ||||||
Omnicom Group, Inc. | 229,706 | 19,058,707 | ||||||
Viacom, Inc. — Class B | 461,518 | 18,876,086 | ||||||
F5 Networks, Inc.* | 180,169 | 18,872,703 | ||||||
Frontier Communications Corp.1 | 3,370,539 | 18,740,197 | ||||||
Comcast Corp. — Class A | 306,495 | 18,622,636 | ||||||
eBay, Inc.* | 754,941 | 18,443,209 | ||||||
Cablevision Systems Corp. — Class A | 551,314 | 18,408,374 | ||||||
TripAdvisor, Inc.* | 284,672 | 18,386,965 | ||||||
Priceline Group, Inc.* | 13,676 | 18,375,894 | ||||||
AT&T, Inc. | 472,723 | 18,351,107 | ||||||
Expedia, Inc. | 157,768 | 18,264,801 | ||||||
Level 3 Communications, Inc.* | 348,767 | 18,226,563 | ||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc. | 650,905 | 17,893,378 | ||||||
VeriSign, Inc.*,1 | 205,433 | 17,749,411 | ||||||
CenturyLink, Inc. | 568,991 | 17,610,271 | ||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc. | 345,221 | 17,585,558 | ||||||
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. — Class A | 280,433 | 17,484,998 | ||||||
TEGNA, Inc. | 733,858 | 17,142,923 | ||||||
Netflix, Inc.* | 185,685 | 16,717,221 | ||||||
Symantec Corp. | 986,048 | 16,412,769 | ||||||
Juniper Networks, Inc. | 691,851 | 16,189,313 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class A | 1,188,798 | 14,764,871 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. — Class A | 473,410 | 14,325,387 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class C* | 413,985 | 11,086,518 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class A* | 12,183 | 8,624,102 | ||||||
Alphabet, Inc. — Class C* | 12,420 | 8,607,184 | ||||||
Discovery Communications, Inc. — Class A*,1 | 239,919 | 6,552,188 | ||||||
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. — Class B | 174,357 | 5,251,633 | ||||||
News Corp. — Class B1 | 335,897 | 4,353,225 | ||||||
Total Communications | 626,984,683 | |||||||
Utilities - 5.7% | ||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc. | 1,319,773 | 19,928,572 | ||||||
American Water Works Company, Inc. | 266,228 | 19,370,749 | ||||||
CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | 894,159 |
| 19,179,711 | |||||
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | 409,069 | 18,870,354 | ||||||
Sempra Energy | 182,283 | 18,838,948 | ||||||
PPL Corp. | 496,005 | 18,669,628 | ||||||
AES Corp. | 1,662,084 | 18,548,858 | ||||||
SCANA Corp. | 269,983 | 18,545,133 | ||||||
Pinnacle West Capital Corp. | 254,732 | 18,506,280 | ||||||
Consolidated Edison, Inc. | 247,476 | 18,461,710 | ||||||
AGL Resources, Inc. | 280,257 | 18,457,726 | ||||||
NextEra Energy, Inc. | 156,597 | 18,412,675 | ||||||
PG&E Corp. | 316,320 | 18,409,824 | ||||||
Duke Energy Corp. | 233,191 | 18,370,787 | ||||||
TECO Energy, Inc. | 661,083 | 18,358,275 | ||||||
Exelon Corp. | 522,138 | 18,321,822 | ||||||
DTE Energy Co. | 205,450 | 18,317,922 | ||||||
Southern Co. | 364,210 | 18,246,921 | ||||||
Edison International | 257,547 | 18,211,148 | ||||||
WEC Energy Group, Inc. | 311,867 | 18,153,778 | ||||||
NiSource, Inc. | 797,433 | 18,109,703 | ||||||
Eversource Energy | 320,639 | 18,096,865 | ||||||
Ameren Corp. | 376,067 | 18,051,216 | ||||||
CMS Energy Corp. | 442,387 | 17,996,303 | ||||||
Xcel Energy, Inc. | 449,080 | 17,976,672 | ||||||
Entergy Corp. | 238,880 | 17,958,998 | ||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc. | 251,107 | 17,946,617 | ||||||
American Electric Power Company, Inc. | 282,324 | 17,927,574 | ||||||
FirstEnergy Corp. | 507,949 | 16,554,058 | ||||||
Total Utilities | 532,798,827 | |||||||
Basic Materials - 4.2% | ||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.1 | 1,898,810 | 26,583,340 | ||||||
Newmont Mining Corp. | 679,677 | 23,768,305 | ||||||
Alcoa, Inc. | 1,904,763 | 21,276,203 | ||||||
Nucor Corp. | 399,604 | 19,892,287 | ||||||
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. | 164,875 | 19,697,616 | ||||||
International Paper Co. | 454,464 | 19,664,657 | ||||||
Ecolab, Inc. | 170,461 | 19,599,606 | ||||||
FMC Corp. | 451,649 | 19,538,335 | ||||||
Eastman Chemical Co. | 253,939 | 19,395,861 | ||||||
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | 132,843 | 19,380,465 | ||||||
Praxair, Inc. | 163,179 | 19,167,005 | ||||||
PPG Industries, Inc. | 172,651 | 19,058,944 | ||||||
Dow Chemical Co. | 358,214 | 18,845,639 | ||||||
EI du Pont de Nemours & Co. | 284,108 | 18,725,558 | ||||||
Monsanto Co. | 199,397 | 18,679,512 | ||||||
Sherwin-Williams Co. | 63,654 | 18,288,431 | ||||||
Airgas, Inc. | 128,058 | 18,240,582 | ||||||
Mosaic Co. | 631,862 | 17,685,817 | ||||||
LyondellBasell Industries N.V. — Class A | 207,279 | 17,135,755 | ||||||
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. | 508,777 | 16,825,255 | ||||||
Total Basic Materials | 391,449,173 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 11 |
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) | April 30, 2016 |
GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
Shares | Value | |||||||
Diversified - 0.2% | ||||||||
Leucadia National Corp. | 1,188,304 | $ | 19,820,911 | |||||
Total Common Stocks | ||||||||
(Cost $8,732,009,213) | 9,330,940,527 | |||||||
SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS† - 0.1% | ||||||||
Federated U.S. Treasury Cash Reserve Fund Institutional Shares, 0.13%2 | 7,143,395 | 7,143,395 | ||||||
Total Short Term Investments | ||||||||
(Cost $7,143,395) | 7,143,395 | |||||||
SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL†,3 - 2.8% | ||||||||
BNY Mellon Separately Managed Cash Collateral Account, 0.30% | 259,333,179 |
| 259,333,179 | |||||
Total Securities Lending Collateral | ||||||||
(Cost $259,333,179) | 259,333,179 | |||||||
Total Investments - 102.7% | ||||||||
(Cost $8,998,485,787) | $ | 9,597,417,101 | ||||||
Other Assets & Liabilities, net - (2.7)% | (255,425,894 | ) | ||||||
Total Net Assets - 100.0% | $ | 9,341,991,207 |
* | Non-income producing security. |
† | Value determined based on Level 1 inputs — See Note 4. |
1 | All or portion of this security is on loan at April 30, 2016 — See Note 5. |
2 | Rate indicated is the 7 day yield as of April 30, 2016. |
3 | Securities lending collateral — See Note 5. |
plc — Public Limited Company | |
See Sector Classification in Other Information section. |
The following table summarizes the inputs used to value the Fund's investments at April 30, 2016 (See Note 4 in the Notes to Financial Statements):
Investments in Securities | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||
Common Stocks | $ | 9,330,940,527 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,330,940,527 | ||||||||
Securities Lending Collateral | 259,333,179 | — | — | 259,333,179 | ||||||||||||
Short Term Investments | 7,143,395 | — | — | 7,143,395 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 9,597,417,101 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 9,597,417,101 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, there were no transfers between levels.
12 | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (Unaudited) | April 30, 2016 |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | ||||
Assets: | ||||
Investments, at value* — including $256,997,856 of securities loaned | $ | 9,597,417,101 | ||
Cash | 66,753 | |||
Receivables: | ||||
Fund shares sold | 70,246 | |||
Securities lending | 212,516 | |||
Dividends and interest | 6,786,762 | |||
Total assets | 9,604,553,378 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Return of securities loaned | 259,333,179 | |||
Payable for: | ||||
Fund shares redeemed | 219,396 | |||
Management fees | 3,009,596 | |||
Total liabilities | 262,562,171 | |||
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 8) | — | |||
Net Assets | $ | 9,341,991,207 | ||
Net Assets consist of: | ||||
Paid-in capital | $ | 9,103,630,373 | ||
Distributions in excess of net investment income | (3,715,542 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss on investments | (356,854,938 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation on investments | 598,931,314 | |||
Net Assets | $ | 9,341,991,207 | ||
Shares outstanding (unlimited shares authorized), no par value | 117,552,663 | |||
Net asset value, offering price and repurchase price per share | $ | 79.47 | ||
*Cost of investments | $ | 8,998,485,787 |
SEE NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. | GUGGENHEIM ETFs SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT | 13 |
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2016
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | ||||
Investment Income: | ||||
Dividends | $ | 102,845,158 | ||
Income from securities lending | 250,676 | |||
Interest | 4,044 | |||
Total investment income | 103,099,878 | |||
Expenses: | ||||
Management fees | 18,020,241 | |||
Total expenses | 18,020,241 | |||
Net investment income | 85,079,637 | |||
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain(Loss): | ||||
Net realized gain (loss) on: | ||||
Investments | (203,934,655 | ) | ||
In-kind redemptions | 334,159,243 | |||
Net realized gain | 130,224,588 | |||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: | ||||
Investments | (137,765,790 | ) | ||
Net realized and unrealized loss | (7,541,202 | ) | ||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 77,538,435 |
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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS |
|
| Guggenheim S&P 500® | |||||||
| Period Ended | Year Ended 2015 | ||||||
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations: | ||||||||
Net investment income | $ | 85,079,637 | $ | 161,196,685 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments | 130,224,588 | �� | 815,507,564 | |||||
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | (137,765,790 | ) | (816,243,971 | ) | ||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | 77,538,435 | 160,460,278 | ||||||
Distributions to shareholders from: | ||||||||
Net investment income | (88,795,179 | ) | (171,350,548 | ) | ||||
Shareholder transactions: | ||||||||
Proceeds from shares purchased | 942,384,826 | 3,306,916,862 | ||||||
Value of proceeds from merger | 65,397,062 | — | ||||||
Cost of shares redeemed | (1,454,075,775 | ) | (2,472,681,822 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from share transactions | (446,293,887 | ) | 834,235,040 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in net assets | (457,550,631 | ) | 823,344,770 | |||||
Net Assets: | ||||||||
Beginning of period | 9,799,541,838 | 8,976,197,068 | ||||||
End of period | $ | 9,341,991,207 | $ | 9,799,541,838 | ||||
Distributions in excess of net investment income at end of period | $ | (3,715,542 | ) | $ | — | |||
Changes in shares outstanding: | ||||||||
Shares sold | 13,043,800 | † | 41,400,000 | |||||
Shares redeemed | (20,000,000 | ) | (31,850,000 | ) | ||||
Net increase (decrease) in shares | (6,956,200 | ) | 9,550,000 |
† | Includes 893,962 shares issued in connection with Fund merger. |
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GUGGENHEIM S&P 500® EQUAL WEIGHT ETF |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS |
This table is presented to show selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and to assist shareholders in evaluating the Fund’s performance for the periods presented.
Period Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||||||||||||||
Per Share Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of period | $ | 78.71 | $ | 78.08 | $ | 67.94 | $ | 51.76 | $ | 46.77 | $ | 43.87 | ||||||||||||
Income from investment operations: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss)a | 0.71 | 1.22 | 1.09 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net gain (loss) on investments (realized and unrealized) | 0.79 | 0.71 | 10.13 | 16.13 | 4.97 | 2.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations | 1.50 | 1.93 | 11.22 | 17.12 | 5.77 | 3.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Less distributions from: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income | (0.74 | ) | (1.30 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total distributions to shareholders | (0.74 | ) | (1.30 | ) | (1.08 | ) | (0.94 | ) | (0.78 | ) | (0.66 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of period | $ | 79.47 | $ | 78.71 | $ | 78.08 | $ | 67.94 | $ | 51.76 | $ | 46.77 | ||||||||||||
Total Returnb | 1.93 | % | 2.49 | % | 16.60 | % | 33.36 | % | 12.42 | % | 8.12 | % | ||||||||||||
Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net assets, end of period (in thousands) | $ | 9,341,991 | $ | 9,799,542 | $ | 8,976,197 | $ | 5,663,772 | $ | 2,772,440 | $ | 3,063,809 | ||||||||||||
Ratio to average net assets of: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net investment income (loss) | 1.89 | %c | 1.53 | % | 1.48 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.61 | % | 1.45 | % | ||||||||||||
Total expenses | 0.40 | %c | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | 0.40 | % | ||||||||||||
Portfolio turnover rated | 12 | % | 22 | % | 18 | % | 37 | % | 20 | % | 21 | % |
a | Based on average shares outstanding. |
b | Total investment return is calculated assuming an initial investment made at the net asset value at the beginning of the period, reinvestment of all dividends and distribution at net asset value during the period, and redemption on the last day of the period. Transaction fees are not reflected in the calculation of total investment return. |
c | Annualized. |
d | Portfolio turnover does not include securities received or delivered from processing creations or redemptions. |
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited) |
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
Organization
Rydex ETF Trust (the “Trust”) is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”), as an open-ended investment company of the series type, and is authorized to issue an unlimited number of no par value shares. Each portfolio represents a separate series of beneficial interest in the Trust (each a “Fund”, and collectively, the “Funds”), each a non-diversified investment company. The Trust was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 22, 2002. At April 30, 2016, the Trust consisted of twenty-one funds.
The financial statements herein relate to the following Fund, whose investment objective is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the daily performance of an index representing publicly traded equity securities (the “Underlying Index”) as follows:
Fund | Underlying Index |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | S&P 500® Equal Weight Index |
The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. The Fund uses a “replication” strategy to track the Underlying Index. Replication refers to investing in substantially all of the securities in the Underlying Index in approximately the same proportions as in the Underlying Index.
The Fund operates as an index fund and is not actively managed. Adverse performance of a security in the Fund's portfolio will ordinarily not result in the elimination of the security from the Fund's portfolio.
The Fund issues and redeems shares on a continuous basis, at net asset value per share (“NAV”), only in aggregation of 50,000 shares (a “Creation Unit”). Creation Units are issued and redeemed principally in-kind for securities included in the Underlying Index.
The Fund invests in various investments which are exposed to risk, such as market risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect amounts reported in the financial statements.
Guggenheim Investments (“GI”) provides advisory services and Rydex Fund Services, LLC (“RFS”) provides administrative services to the Trust. Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (“GFD”) acts as principal underwriter for the Trust. GI, RFS and GFD are affiliated entities.
Significant Accounting Policies
The Fund operates as an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services – Investment Companies.
The following significant accounting policies are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust. This requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. All time references are based on Eastern Time.
A. The Board of Trustees of the Fund (the “Board”) has adopted policies and procedures for the valuation of the Fund's investments (the “Valuation Procedures”). Pursuant to the Valuation Procedures, the Board has delegated to a valuation committee, consisting of representatives from Guggenheim’s investment management, fund administration, legal and compliance departments (the “Valuation Committee”), the day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Valuation Procedures, including, under most circumstances, the responsibility for determining the fair value of the Fund’s securities or other assets.
Valuations of the Fund's securities are supplied primarily by pricing services appointed pursuant to the processes set forth in the Valuation Procedures. The Valuation Committee convenes monthly, or more frequently as needed and will review the valuation of all assets which have been fair valued for reasonableness. The Fund's officers, through the Valuation Committee and consistent with the monitoring and review responsibilities set forth in the Valuation Procedures, regularly review procedures used by, and valuations provided by, the pricing services.
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If the pricing service cannot or does not provide a valuation for a particular investment or such valuation is deemed unreliable, such investment is fair valued by the Valuation Committee.
Equity securities listed on an exchange (New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) or American Stock Exchange) are valued at the last quoted sales price as of the close of business on the NYSE, usually 4:00 p.m. on the valuation date. Equity securities listed on the NASDAQ market system are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on the valuation date, which may not necessarily represent the last sale price. If there has been no sale on such exchange or NASDAQ on a given day, the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day.
The Fund invests in money market mutual funds, which are valued at their NAV.
Investments for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined in good faith by GI under the direction of the Board of Trustees using methods established or ratified by the Board of Trustees. Valuations in accordance with these methods are intended to reflect each security’s (or asset’s) “fair value.” Each such determination is based on a consideration of all relevant factors, which are likely to vary from one pricing context to another. Examples of such factors may include, but are not limited to: (i) the type of security, (ii) the initial cost of the security, (iii) the existence of any contractual restrictions on the security’s disposition, (iv) the price and extent of public trading in similar securities of the issuer or of comparable companies, (v) quotations or evaluated prices from broker-dealers and/or pricing services, (vi) information obtained from the issuer, analysts, and/or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), (vii) an analysis of the company’s financial statements, and (viii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the issuer and the market(s) in which the security is purchased and sold (e.g. the existence of pending merger activity, public offerings or tender offers that might affect the value of the security).
B. Security transactions are recorded on the trade date for financial reporting purposes. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded using the identified cost basis. Proceeds from lawsuits related to investment holdings are recorded as realized gains in the Fund. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, net of applicable taxes withheld by foreign countries. Taxable non-cash dividends are recorded as dividend income. Interest income, including amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts, is accrued on a daily basis. Dividend income from REITs is recorded based on the income included in the distributions received from the REIT investments using published REIT classifications, including some management estimates when actual amounts are not available. Distributions received in excess of this estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of investments or reclassified to capital gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts.
C. Distributions of net investment income and net realized gains, if any, are declared and paid at least annually. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date and are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from U.S. GAAP.
D. The Fund may leave cash overnight in its cash account with the custodian. Periodically, the Fund may have cash due to the custodian bank as an overdraft balance. A fee is incurred on this overdraft, calculated by multiplying the overdraft by a rate based on the federal funds rate, which was 0.30% at April 30, 2016.
E. Under the Fund's organizational documents, its Trustees and Officers are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, throughout the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties which provide general indemnifications. The Fund's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund and/or its affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.
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2. Capital
There is a minimum transaction fee per transaction to those persons purchasing or redeeming Creation Units. An additional charge of up to three times the standard transaction fee may be imposed for purchases and redemptions effected outside the National Securities Clearing Corporation usual clearing process or for cash. Such transactions are generally permitted on an in-kind basis, with a balancing cash component to equate the transaction to the NAV of the Fund on the transaction date. Transaction fees are not charged to or paid by the Fund. The minimum transaction fees are:
Fund | Minimum Transaction Fee |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $2,000 |
3. Fees and Other Transactions with Affiliates
GI determines the composition of the portfolio of securities that must be delivered in exchange for the issuance of Creation Units and periodically adjusts the composition of the portfolio of the Fund to conform to changes in the composition of the relevant index. For these services, GI receives a management fee at the annual rate shown below as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund.
Fund | Advisory Fee |
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.40% |
GI pays all expenses of the Fund, including the cost of transfer agency, custody, fund administration, fund accounting, legal, audit and other services, except: interest, taxes, distribution fees or expenses and extraordinary expenses.
Under a Fund Administration Agreement with the Trust, RFS provides various administrative and financial reporting services for the Fund. GI compensates RFS directly for this service.
Under a Fund Accounting Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains the books and records of the Fund. Under a Custodian Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon maintains cash, securities and other assets of the Fund in a separate account for the Fund, keeps all necessary accounts and records, and provides other services. BNYMellon is required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by the custodian and to make payments for securities purchased by the Trust for the Fund. Pursuant to a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with the Trust, BNYMellon acts as a transfer agent for the Trust’s authorized and issued shares of beneficial interest, and as dividend disbursing agent of the Trust. GI compensates BNYMellon directly for the foregoing services.
The Fund has adopted a Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) that allows the Fund to pay distribution fees to GFD and other firms that provide distribution services (“Service Providers”). If a Service Provider provides distribution services, the Fund will pay distribution fees to GFD at an annual rate not to exceed 0.25% of average daily net assets, pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act. GFD will, in turn, pay the Service Provider out of its fees. No such fee is currently charged to the Fund.
Certain trustees and officers of the Trust are also officers of GI, RFS and GFD.
4. Fair Value Measurement
In accordance with U.S. GAAP, fair value is defined as the price that the Funds would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. U.S. GAAP establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the types of inputs used to value assets and liabilities and requires corresponding disclosure. The hierarchy and the corresponding inputs are summarized below:
Level 1 — | quoted prices in active markets for identical securities. |
Level 2 — | other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). |
Level 3 — | significant unobservable inputs (including the fund’s own assumptions used to determine the fair value of investments). |
The types of inputs available depend on a variety of factors, such as the type of security and the characteristics of the markets in which it trades, if any. Fair valuation determinations that rely on fewer or no observable inputs require greater judgment. Accordingly, fair value determinations for Level 3 securities require the greatest amount of judgment.
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The suitability of the techniques and sources employed to determine fair valuation are regularly monitored and subject to change.
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5. Portfolio Securities Loaned
The Fund may lend portfolio securities to certain creditworthy borrowers, including the Fund’s securities lending agent. The loans are collateralized at all times by cash and/or high grade debt obligations in an amount at least equal to 102% of the market value of domestic securities loaned and 105% of foreign securities loaned as determined at the close of business on the preceding business day. The cash collateral received is held in a separately managed account established for the Fund and maintained by the lending agent exclusively for the investment of securities lending cash collateral on behalf of the Fund. The separately managed accounts invest in short-term investments valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The Fund receives compensation for lending securities from interest or dividends earned on the cash, cash equivalents or U.S. government securities held as collateral, net of fee rebates paid to the borrower plus reasonable administrative and custody fees paid to the lending agent. Such compensation is accrued daily and payable to the Fund monthly. The dividend and interest income earned on the securities loaned is accounted for in the same manner as other dividend and interest income. The borrower pays to the Fund an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on loaned securities. These payments from the borrower are not eligible for reduced tax rates as “qualified dividend income” under the Jobs and Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003. The Fund retains all or a portion of the interest received on investment of cash collateral or receives a fee from the borrower. Lending portfolio securities could result in a loss or delay in recovering the Fund’s securities if the borrower defaults. The securities lending income earned by the Fund is disclosed on the Statement of Operations.
At April 30, 2016, the Fund participated in securities lending as follows:
Fund | Value of | Cash | Non-Cash | Total | ||||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $ | 256,997,856 | $ | 259,333,179 | $ | 4,206,017 | $ | 263,539,196 |
In the event of counterparty default, the Fund has the right to collect the collateral to offset losses incurred. There is potential loss to the Fund in the event the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its right to dispose of the collateral securities, including the risk of a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Fund seeks to assert its rights. GI, acting under the supervision of the Board, reviews the value of the collateral and the creditworthiness of those banks and dealers to evaluate potential risks.
6. Federal Income Tax Information
The Fund intends to comply with the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute substantially all taxable net investment income and capital gains sufficient to relieve the Fund from all, or substantially all, federal income, excise and state income taxes. Therefore, no provision for federal or state income tax is required.
Tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns are evaluated to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Management has analyzed the Fund’s tax positions taken, or to be taken, on Federal income tax returns for all open tax years, and has concluded that no provision for income tax is required in the Fund’s financial statements. The Fund’s federal tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service for a period of three years after they are filed.
At April 30, 2016, the cost of securities for Federal income tax purposes, the aggregate gross unrealized gain for all securities for which there was an excess of value over tax cost and the aggregate gross unrealized loss for all securities for which there was an excess of tax cost over value were as follows:
Fund | Tax | Tax | Tax | Net | ||||||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $ | 9,015,310,440 | $ | 1,252,853,833 | $ | (670,747,172 | ) | $ | 582,106,661 |
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7. Investment Transactions
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the Fund had investments transactions in-kind associated with subscriptions and redemptions as follows:
Fund | Subscriptions | Redemptions | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $ | 939,534,242 | $ | 1,434,691,438 |
For the period ended April 30, 2016, the cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities, excluding government securities, short-term investments and in-kind transactions, were as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | ||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $ | 1,197,077,028 | $ | 1,144,755,853 |
The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The procedures have been designed to ensure that any purchase or sale of securities by a Fund from or to another fund or portfolio that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment advisers), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act. Further, as defined under these procedures, each transaction is effected at the current market price to save costs, where permissible. For the period April 30, 2016, the Fund engaged in purchases and sales of securities, pursuant to Rule 17a-7 of the 1940 Act, as follows:
Fund | Purchases | Sales | Realized | |||||||||
Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | $ | 170,809,633 | $ | 97,904,618 | $ | (8,146,738 | ) |
8. Legal Proceedings
Tribune Company
Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant and a putative member of the proposed defendant class of shareholders in the case entitled Kirschner v. FitzSimons, No. 12-2652 (S.D.N.Y.) (formerly Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of Tribune Co. v. FitzSimons, Adv. Pro. No. 10-54010 (Bankr. D. Del.)) (the “FitzSimons action”), as a result of ownership of shares by certain series of the Rydex ETF Trust in the Tribune Company (“Tribune”) in 2007, when Tribune effected a leveraged buyout transaction (“LBO”) by which Tribune converted to a privately-held company. In his complaint, the plaintiff has alleged that, in connection with the LBO, insiders and shareholders were overpaid for their Tribune stock using financing that the insiders knew would, and ultimately did, leave the Tribune Company insolvent. The plaintiff has asserted claims against certain insiders, major shareholders, professional advisers, and others involved in the LBO. The plaintiff is also attempting to obtain from former Tribune shareholders, including Rydex ETF Trust, the proceeds they received in connection with the LBO.
In June 2011, a group of Tribune creditors filed multiple actions against former Tribune shareholders involving state law constructive fraudulent conveyance claims arising out of the 2007 LBO (the “SLCFC actions”). Rydex ETF Trust has been named as a defendant in one of the SLCFC actions: Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. McGurn, No. 11-1510 (S.D.N.Y.). In those actions, the creditors seek to recover from Tribune’s former shareholders the proceeds received in connection with the 2007 LBO.
The FitzSimons action and the SLCFC actions have been consolidated with the majority of the other Tribune LBO-related lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation proceeding captioned In re Tribune Company Fraudulent Conveyance Litig., No. 11-md-2696 (S.D.N.Y.) (the “MDL Proceeding”).
On September 23, 2013, the District Court granted the defendants’ omnibus motion to dismiss the SLCFC actions, on the basis that the creditors lacked standing. On September 30, 2013, the creditors filed a notice of appeal of the September 23 order. On October 28, 2013, the defendants filed a joint notice of cross-appeal of that same order.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)(concluded) |
On May 23, 2014, the defendants filed motions to dismiss the FitzSimons action, including a global motion to dismiss Count I, which is the claim brought against former Tribune shareholders for intentional fraudulent conveyance under U.S. federal law. The Court has not yet issued a decision on any of these motions.
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued its opinion on the appeal of the SLCFC actions. The appeals court affirmed the district court’s dismissal of those lawsuits, but on different grounds than the district court. The appeals court held that while the plaintiffs have standing under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, their claims were preempted by Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code—the statutory safe harbor for settlement payments.
None of these lawsuits alleges any wrongdoing on the part of Rydex ETF Trust. The following series of Rydex ETF Trust held shares of Tribune and tendered these shares as part of Tribune’s LBO: Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (the “Fund”). The value of the proceeds received by the foregoing Fund was $4,766,035. At this stage of the proceedings, Rydex ETF Trust is not able to make a reliable prediction as to the outcome of these lawsuits or the effect, if any, on the Fund’s net asset value.
9. Fund Merger
At a meeting held on October 14, 2015, GI recommended and the Board approved the following changes to the following Funds:
An Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the “Agreement”) was unanimously approved by the Board providing for the reorganization of the Guggenheim Russell 1000® Equal Weight ETF (the “Acquired Fund”) with and into the Guggenheim S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF (the “Surviving Fund”), each a separate series of the Trust. The Agreement provides for: (a) the transfer of the assets and stated liabilities of the Acquired Fund in exchange for shares of the Surviving Fund and cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Surviving Fund, and (b) the pro rata distribution of shares of the Surviving Fund and cash in lieu of fractional shares of the Surviving Fund by the Acquired Fund to its shareholders, in complete liquidation of the Acquired Fund (the “Reorganization”).
The Reorganization was a tax-free transaction. GI, the investment adviser to both the Acquired Fund and the Surviving Fund, agreed to bear the costs (except for brokerage expenses incurred by the Acquired Fund prior to the Reorganization) directly related to the Reorganization.
The Reorganization occurred at close of business January 26, 2016, and was effective at market open on January 27, 2016.
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OTHER INFORMATION (Unaudited) |
Proxy Voting Information
A description of the policies and procedures that the Trust uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Information regarding how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800.820.0888. This information is also available from the EDGAR database on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
Sector Classification
Information in the “Schedule of Investments” is categorized by sectors using sector-level Classifications defined by the Bloomberg Industry Classification System, a widely recognized industry classification system provider. Each Fund’s registration statement has investment policies relating to concentration in specific sectors/industries. For purposes of these investment policies, the Funds usually classify sectors/industries based on industry-level Classifications used by widely recognized industry classification system providers such as Bloomberg Industry Classification System, Global Industry Classification Standards and Barclays Global Classification Scheme.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedules Information
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q; which are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC, and that information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330. Copies of the portfolio holdings are also available to shareholders, without charge and upon request, by calling 800.820.0888.
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited) |
A Board of Trustees oversees the Trust, as well as other trusts of GI, in which its members have no stated term of service, and continue to serve after election until resignation. The Statement of Additional Information includes further information about Fund Trustees and Officers, and can be obtained without charge by visiting guggenheiminvestments.com or by calling 800.820.0888.
Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the Trust, Term of Office and Length of Time Served | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other Directorships Held by Trustee |
INTERESTED TRUSTEE | ||||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia** (1951) | Trustee from 2012 to present. | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group, Inc. (2002-2010). | 236 | Clear Spring Life Insurance Company (2015-present); Guggenheim Partners Japan, Ltd. (2014-present); Delaware Life (2013-present); Guggenheim Life and Annuity Company (2011-present); Paragon Life Insurance Company of Indiana (2011-present). |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES | ||||
Corey A. Colehour (1945) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
J. Kenneth Dalton (1941) | Trustee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present. | Retired. | 134 | Epiphany Funds (4) (2009-present). |
John O. Demaret (1940) | Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman of the Board from 2006 to 2014; Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; Chairman and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present; and Member of the Nominating Committee from 2014 to present. | Retired. | 134 | None. |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)(continued) |
Name, Address* and Year of Birth of Trustee | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) | Number of | Other Directorships Trustee |
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES - concluded | ||||
Werner E. Keller (1940) | Chairman of the Board from 2014 to present; Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present; Chairman and Member of the Compliance and Risk Oversight Committee from 2010 to present; and Member of the Investment and Performance Committee from 2014 to present. | Current: Founder and President, Keller Partners, LLC (investment research firm) (2005-present). | 134 | None. |
Thomas F. Lydon, Jr. (1960) | Trustee and Member of the Audit, Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Current: President, Global Trends Investments (registered investment adviser) (1996-present). | 134 | US Global Investors (GROW) (1995-present). |
Patrick T. McCarville (1942) | Trustee and Member of the Audit Committee from 2003 to present; Chairman and Member of the Governance and Nominating Committees from 2005 to present. | Retired.
Former: Chief Executive Officer, Par Industries, Inc., d/b/a Par Leasing (1977-2010). | 134 | None. |
Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS | ||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia (1951) | President (2012-present). | Current: President and CEO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); Vice Chairman, Guggenheim Investments (2010-present).
Former: Chairman and CEO, Channel Capital Group Inc. (2002-2010). |
Michael P. Byrum (1970) | Vice President (1999-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); President and Chief Investment Officer, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present); Director and Chairman, Advisory Research Center, Inc. (2006-present); Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2005-present).
Former: Vice President, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009); Director (2009-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Fund Services, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors, LLC; Director (2008-2010), Chief Investment Officer (2006-2010), President (2004-2010) and Secretary (2002-2010), Rydex Advisors II, LLC. |
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INFORMATION ON BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS (Unaudited)(concluded) |
Name, Address* | Position(s) Held with the | Principal Occupation(s) |
OFFICERS - concluded | ||
Nikolaos Bonos (1963) | Vice President and Treasurer (2003-present). | Current: Senior Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); Chief Executive Officer, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present); Chief Executive Officer & President, Rydex Fund Services, LLC (2009-present); Vice President, Rydex Holdings, LLC (2008-present).
Former: Senior Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); and Senior Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC and Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2006-2011). |
Elisabeth Miller (1968) | Chief Compliance Officer (2012-present). | Current: CCO, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2012-present); CCO, Security Investors, LLC (2012-present); CCO, Guggenheim Funds Investment Advisors, LLC (2012-present); Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present); Vice President, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC (March 2014-present).
Former: CCO, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2009-March 2014); Senior Manager, Security Investors, LLC (2004-2009); Senior Manager, Guggenheim Distributors, LLC (2004-2009). |
Joseph M. Arruda (1966) | Assistant Treasurer (2006-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2006-present); Vice President, Security Investors, LLC (2010-present); CFO and Manager, Guggenheim Specialized Products, LLC (2009-present).
Former: Vice President, Security Global Investors, LLC (2010-2011); Vice President, Rydex Advisors, LLC (2010); Vice President, Rydex Advisors II, LLC (2010). |
Paul J. Davio (1972) | Assistant Treasurer (2014-present). | Current: Assistant Treasurer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2014-present); Director, Guggenheim Investments (2006-present).
Former: Manager, Mutual Fund Administration, Guggenheim Investments (2003-2006). |
Amy J. Lee (1961) | Vice President (2009-present) and Secretary (2012-present). | Current: Chief Legal Officer, certain other funds in the Fund Complex (2013-present); Senior Managing Director, Guggenheim Investments (2012-present).
Former: Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Security Benefit Life Insurance Company and Security Benefit Corporation (2004-2012). |
* | All Trustees and Officers may be reached c/o Guggenheim Investments, 805 King Farm Boulevard, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20850. |
** | Mr. Cacciapaglia is an “interested” person of the Trust, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with the Adviser’s parent company. |
*** | The “Fund Complex” includes all closed-end and open-end funds (including all of their portfolios) advised by the Adviser and any funds that have an investment adviser or servicing agent that is an affiliated person of the Adviser. Information provided is as of the date of this report. |
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GUGGENHEIM INVESTMENTS PRIVACY POLICIES (Unaudited) |
Rydex Funds, Guggenheim Funds, Rydex Investments, Guggenheim Funds Distributors, LLC, Security Investors, LLC, Security Distributors, Inc., Guggenheim Partners Investment Managers, LLC, and Rydex Advisory Services (Collectively “Guggenheim Investments”).
Our Commitment to You
When you become a Guggenheim Investments investor, you entrust us with not only your hard-earned money but also with personal and financial information about you. We recognize that your relationship with us is based on trust and that you expect us to act responsibly and in your best interests. Because we have access to this private information about you, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in its safekeeping and use. This means, most importantly, that we do not sell client information to anyone—whether it is your personal information or if you are a current or former Guggenheim Investments client.
The Information We Collect About You
In the course of doing business with shareholders and investors, we collect nonpublic personal information about you. You typically provide personal information when you complete a Guggenheim Investments account application or when you request a transaction that involves Rydex and Guggenheim Investments funds or one of the Guggenheim Investments affiliated companies. “Nonpublic personal information” is personally identifiable private information about you. For example, it includes information regarding your name and address, Social Security or taxpayer identification number, assets, income, account balance, bank account information and investment activity (e.g., purchase and redemption history).
How We Handle Your Personal Information
As emphasized above, we do not sell information about current or former clients or their accounts to third parties. Nor do we share such information, except when necessary to complete transactions at your request or to make you aware of related investment products and services that we offer. Additional details about how we handle your personal information are provided below. To complete certain transactions or account changes that you direct, it may be necessary to provide identifying information to companies, individuals or groups that are not affiliated with Guggenheim Investments. For example, if you ask to transfer assets from another financial institution to Guggenheim Investments, we will need to provide certain information about you to that company to complete the transaction. To alert you to other Guggenheim Investments investment products and services, we may share your information within the Guggenheim Investments family of affiliated companies. This would include, for example, sharing your information within Guggenheim Investments so we can make you aware of new Rydex and Guggenheim Investments funds or the services offered through another Guggenheim Investments affiliated company. In certain instances, we may contract with nonaffiliated companies to perform services for us. Where necessary, we will disclose information we have about you to these third parties. In all such cases, we provide the third party with only the information necessary to carry out its assigned responsibilities and only for that purpose. And we require these third parties to treat your private information with the same high degree of confidentiality that we do. In certain instances, we may share information with other financial institutions regarding individuals and entities in response to the U.S.A. Patriot Act. Finally, we will release information about you if you direct us to do so, if we are compelled by law to do so or in other circumstances permitted by law.
Opt Out Provisions
We do not sell your personal information to anyone. The law allows you to “opt out” of only certain kinds of information sharing with third parties. The firm does not share personal information about you with any third parties that triggers this opt-out right. This means YOU ARE ALREADY OPTED OUT.
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How We Protect Privacy Online
Our concern for the privacy of our shareholders also extends to those who use our web site, guggenheiminvestments.com. Our web site uses some of the most secure forms of online communication available, including encryption technology, Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol, firewalls and user names and passwords. These technologies provide a high level of security and privacy when you access your account information or initiate online transactions. The Guggenheim Investments web site offers customized features that require our use of “http cookies”—tiny pieces of information that we ask your browser to store. However, we make very limited use of these cookies. We only use cookies for session management and security features on the Guggenheim Investments web site. We do not use them to pull data from your hard drive, to learn your email address, or to view data in cookies created by other web sites. We will not share the information in our cookies or give others access to it. See the legal information area on our web site for more details about web site security and privacy features.
How We Safeguard Your Personal Information
We restrict access to nonpublic personal information about shareholders to our employees and in some cases to third parties (for example, the service providers described above) as permitted by law. We maintain strict physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that comply with federal standards to guard your nonpublic personal information.
We’ll Keep You Informed
As required by federal law, we will notify shareholders of our privacy policy annually. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time, but rest assured that if we do change it, we will tell you promptly. You will also be able to access our privacy policy from our web site at guggenheiminvestments.com. Should you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, contact us at 800.820.0888 or 301.296.5100.
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(Registrant) | Rydex ETF Trust | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia | ||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date | July 8, 2016 |
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Donald C. Cacciapaglia | ||
Donald C. Cacciapaglia, President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
Date | July 8, 2016 | ||
By (Signature and Title)* | /s/ Nikolaos Bonos | ||
Nikolaos Bonos, Vice President and Treasurer | |||
Date | July 8, 2016 |